| 词汇 | contrary to popular belief/opinion |
| 释义 | contrary to popular belief/opinioncontrary to popular belief/opinion OPPOSITE/REVERSEused to say that something is true even though people believe the opposite 与普遍的看法/观点相反〔用于说出事物的真实情况〕 Contrary to popular belief, a desert can be very cold. 和普遍的看法相反的是，沙漠上会非常寒冷。 Examples from the Corpus contrary to popular belief/opinion• Contrary to popular belief, gorillas are shy and gentle creatures.• Actually, contrary to popular belief, hallucinations were not part of the original definition of schizophrenia.• And contrary to popular belief, we don't want to wear the trousers at home. → contrary to popular belief/opinion at contrary2(1) |
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