contravene

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vt. 违反, 触犯, 否认, 反驳, 抵触, 与...冲突 [法] 触法, 违反, 否定

发音

UK /ˌkɒn.tɹəˈviːn/
其它

词形变化

contravened contravenes 三单 contravenes contravening contravening 现在分词 contravened 过去式 contravened 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

抵触；违反；反驳；否认

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To deny the truth of something.

    废旧 及物

    1653, William Birchley, The Christian Moderator, Part 3, London: Richard Lowndes, p. 7, […] to make the contravening of Doctrines, to be capitall, before they be fully proved, is prejudiciall to that liberty, without which none can justify himself before God or Man:

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

conflict contradict negate infringe run afoul

上位词 10

break disagree breach offend violate differ dissent go against infract transgress

下位词 2

deny traverse

词源

From Middle French contravenir (French contrevenir), from Latin contraveniō.

来源：wiktionary