单词 | e contrario |
释义 | e contrario/ˌeɪ kɒnˈtrɑːrɪəʊ/(also a contrario) Chiefly Logic and Law adverb 1From a contrary position; by dint of opposition or antagonism.
2Conversely, contrariwise; vice versa. OriginLate 16th century; earliest use found in Philip Stubbes (c1555–c1610), pamphleteer. From classical Latin ē contrāriō on the contrary, in contradiction, on the opposite side, inversely, on the other hand from ē out of + contrāriō, ablative of contrārius. |
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