contrary
1.on the contrary是状语短语，通常作“极不那样”（far from that）解，用在从句或句子的开首，有时也用在从句或句子的主语的后面。例如：
- He does not dislike her; on the contrary, he is in love with her.
- He does not dislike her. On the contrary; he is in love with her.
- He does not dislike her; he is, on the contrary, in love with her.
- He does not dislike her. He is, on the contrary, in love with her.
on the contrary有时也作“在另一方面”解，必须用在主语后面，不可用在它的前面，如可以说He likes her; she, on the contrary, dislikes him。不可说He likes her; on the contrary, she dislikes him。假使用on the other hand，说...; she, on the other hand, dislikes him或...; on the other hand, she dislikes him都可以。
2.to the contrary是形容词短语或状语短语，作“相反的、相反地”解。例如：Can you produce any evidence to the contrary? 和I shall come to see you on Wednesday unless I hear to the contrary. （假使我并不接到你的信，叫我不要在星期三来看你，我将在星期三来看你。）
3.contrary to...往往被用作状语短语，作“跟…相反地”或“不利于…地”解。例如：Contrary to expectation, the girl came back at last和We must not act contrary to the interests of the people。决不可把contrary改作contrarily。
