e contraadv.

Brit.

/eɪ ˈkɒntrə/, U.S.

/ˌi ˈkɑntrə/,

/ˌeɪ ˈkɑntrə/

Forms: 1500s– e contra, 1500s– econtra.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin e contra, econtra.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin e contra (also as one word, econtra) conversely, on the contrary, on the other hand (Vetus Latina, Vulgate) < classical Latin ē out of (see e- prefix²) + contrā against (see contra prep.). Compare e contrario adv.

1. Contrariwise; vice versa. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > vice versa

againwardslOE

againward1340

econtrary1512

arsy-versy1542

econverse1547

e contra1548

contrariwise1570

contrair1596

e contrario1599

vice versa1601

backward1607

conversively1607

contrarily1656

convertibly1692

the other way1692

reversely1726

conversely1806

vicey-versey1858

1548 G. Joye tr. A. Osiander Coniectures Ende of Worlde iii. sig. B iiij The sone moueth in hir zodiak, from the southe to the northe and agen from the north to the southe, which is fynisshed in one of our yeres, so that their day is one of our yearis and econtra.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. ii. v. v. 653 He loues her most impotently, shee loues not him, and so è contra.

a1680 T. Goodwin Wks. (1681) I. 201 All Salvation hath a Life supposed to be saved, but not è contrà; the Angels live, yet are not said to be saved.

1757 B. Franklin Let. 14 Apr. in Papers (1963) VII. 185 Generally those [bodies] which are the best Conductors of the Electrical Fluid, are also the best Conductors of this; and e contra.

1824 S. T. Coleridge Let. 24 Oct. (2000) V. 384 There are points in my character that distinguish me, for good as well as e contra.

1929 M. Summers Vampire in Europe (1961) 102 Her throat was cut..and her neck broken, and if she first cut her throat, she could not break her neck in the bed, nor e contra.

†2. In the opposite direction; from the opposite side. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > to the contrary

to (in) the contrary1512

in the contrairc1565

e contra1782

1782 J. Adams Diary 18 Oct. (1961) III. 29 Doors through which Men pass from the Canal, under the Street into the Cellars of the Houses and e contra from the Cellars to the Canal.

3. On the other hand, on the contrary; in return. Now chiefly U.S. Law.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > on the contrary

thereagaina1023

here-againc1200

here-againsta1250

contra1362

againwardc1384

otherwisea1393

on the contrary (formerly by, for, in, of, to the contrary, in contrary)1393

thereagainsta1400

in the contrairc1400

in opposite?a1425

e conversoc1425

contrariwise1480

again?1531

contrarilyc1540

contrary1549

per contra1554

contrariways1588

contradistinctly1623

by or to the contrair1640

counter1662

oppositely1681

on the reverse1753

e contra1815

obversely1869

1815 Times 30 Aug. 3/4 His friends will urge..that his conduct appeared..to merit the highest recompense, &c., &c. E contra, the Royalists..will not spare either the Minister or his patrons.

1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic II. iii. xx. 100 If..every resemblance proved between B and A..forms some additional reason for presuming that B has the attribute m; it is clear, è contra, that every dissimilarity which can be proved between them, furnishes a counter-probability of the same nature on the other side.

1867 C. Walford Insurance Guide & Hand Bk. (ed. 2) 242 It would seem, at a hasty glance, that if this plan be injurious to the assurer, it must, econtra, be advantageous to the Office.

1947 U.S. Tax Court Rep. 9 502 This fact reduced petitioner's costs. E contra, had adequate recognition been given to this fact, petitioner's proper costs would have been greater.

2000 W. W. Meissner Cultic Origins Christianity xiii. 215 (note) Freud's argument, e contra, was that the pathology of religious beliefs was an index of their falsity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	e contra
释义	e contraadv. Brit. /eɪ ˈkɒntrə/, U.S. /ˌi ˈkɑntrə/, /ˌeɪ ˈkɑntrə/ Forms: 1500s– e contra, 1500s– econtra. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin e contra, econtra. Etymology: < post-classical Latin e contra (also as one word, econtra) conversely, on the contrary, on the other hand (Vetus Latina, Vulgate) < classical Latin ē out of (see e- prefix²) + contrā against (see contra prep.). Compare e contrario adv. 1. Contrariwise; vice versa. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > vice versa againwardslOE againward1340 econtrary1512 arsy-versy1542 econverse1547 e contra1548 contrariwise1570 contrair1596 e contrario1599 vice versa1601 backward1607 conversively1607 contrarily1656 convertibly1692 the other way1692 reversely1726 conversely1806 vicey-versey1858 1548 G. Joye tr. A. Osiander Coniectures Ende of Worlde iii. sig. B iiij The sone moueth in hir zodiak, from the southe to the northe and agen from the north to the southe, which is fynisshed in one of our yeres, so that their day is one of our yearis and econtra. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. ii. v. v. 653 He loues her most impotently, shee loues not him, and so è contra. a1680 T. Goodwin Wks. (1681) I. 201 All Salvation hath a Life supposed to be saved, but not è contrà; the Angels live, yet are not said to be saved. 1757 B. Franklin Let. 14 Apr. in Papers (1963) VII. 185 Generally those [bodies] which are the best Conductors of the Electrical Fluid, are also the best Conductors of this; and e contra. 1824 S. T. Coleridge Let. 24 Oct. (2000) V. 384 There are points in my character that distinguish me, for good as well as e contra. 1929 M. Summers Vampire in Europe (1961) 102 Her throat was cut..and her neck broken, and if she first cut her throat, she could not break her neck in the bed, nor e contra. †2. In the opposite direction; from the opposite side. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > to the contrary to (in) the contrary1512 in the contrairc1565 e contra1782 1782 J. Adams Diary 18 Oct. (1961) III. 29 Doors through which Men pass from the Canal, under the Street into the Cellars of the Houses and e contra from the Cellars to the Canal. 3. On the other hand, on the contrary; in return. Now chiefly U.S. Law. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > on the contrary thereagaina1023 here-againc1200 here-againsta1250 contra1362 againwardc1384 otherwisea1393 on the contrary (formerly by, for, in, of, to the contrary, in contrary)1393 thereagainsta1400 in the contrairc1400 in opposite?a1425 e conversoc1425 contrariwise1480 again?1531 contrarilyc1540 contrary1549 per contra1554 contrariways1588 contradistinctly1623 by or to the contrair1640 counter1662 oppositely1681 on the reverse1753 e contra1815 obversely1869 1815 Times 30 Aug. 3/4 His friends will urge..that his conduct appeared..to merit the highest recompense, &c., &c. E contra, the Royalists..will not spare either the Minister or his patrons. 1843 J. S. Mill Syst. Logic II. iii. xx. 100 If..every resemblance proved between B and A..forms some additional reason for presuming that B has the attribute m; it is clear, è contra, that every dissimilarity which can be proved between them, furnishes a counter-probability of the same nature on the other side. 1867 C. Walford Insurance Guide & Hand Bk. (ed. 2) 242 It would seem, at a hasty glance, that if this plan be injurious to the assurer, it must, econtra, be advantageous to the Office. 1947 U.S. Tax Court Rep. 9 502 This fact reduced petitioner's costs. E contra, had adequate recognition been given to this fact, petitioner's proper costs would have been greater. 2000 W. W. Meissner Cultic Origins Christianity xiii. 215 (note) Freud's argument, e contra, was that the pathology of religious beliefs was an index of their falsity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1548
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