English Scraps Archive — 2026-w35
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contrary
- type: word
- date: 2026-08-29
- source: 未知来源（原句：On the contrary, she got herself involved in dangerous activities.）
- status: learning
- tags: [adjective, formal]
- 发音: /ˈkɒntrəri/（英）/ /ˈkɑːntreri/（美）
- 含义: 相反的，对立的；（固定搭配 on the contrary）恰恰相反
- 英义: opposite in nature, direction, or meaning; on the contrary is used to introduce a statement that contradicts what has just been said
- 记忆: contra-（相对，对着）+ -ary（形容词后缀）→ 对着来的 → 相反的
- 语境: 先否定对方说法，再用 on the contrary 引出相反的事实，语气正式；原文有拼写错误（contray → contrary, activites → activities），已按正确拼写记录
- 原句: On the contrary, she got herself involved in dangerous activities.
- 造句: I didn't find the book boring; on the contrary, I couldn't put it down.
- 同义/反义: opposite, opposed / same, in agreement
accusations
- type: word
- date: 2026-08-29
- source: 未知来源（原句：I insist that the defendant is innocent and your accusations against him are not true.）
- status: learning
- tags: [noun, formal]
- 发音: /ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn/（名词 accusation / accusations 同音）
- 含义: 指控，控告；指责（复数 accusations 常用于指责多项行为）
- 英义: a claim or statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal, especially one that has not yet been proven
- 记忆: accuse（ac- 加强）+ cusare（控告，与 cause「诉讼」同源）+ -ation → 指控这件事
- 语境: 常用复数；固定搭配 accusations against sb「对某人的指控」；动词 accuse sb of (doing) sth；原句强调指控「不属实」（not true），与 innocent 呼应——指控 ≠ 已证实
- 原句: I insist that the defendant is innocent and your accusations against him are not true.
- 造句: She denied all accusations of cheating in the exam.
- 同义/反义: charge, allegation / defense, vindication