in contradistinction to somethingformalINSTEAD in contrast to or compared to something 与某事相区别;与某事相对比 plants in contradistinction to animals 与动物相对的植物
in contradistinction to something• Multiple rather than single ulcers are the rule, in contradistinction to syphilis.• Constitutionalism, therefore, is to be set in contradistinction to arbitrary power.• Remember that the hands both face the same way in contradistinction to the piano.
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