on the contrary
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相反, 反之
used to indicate that the opposite or a different viewpoint is true in response to a previous statement
Collocation
例子
John believed the project would fail, but, on the contrary, it was a great success.
约翰认为项目会失败，但相反，它取得了巨大的成功。
Sarah expected the meeting to be short and unproductive. On the contrary, it turned out to be a lively discussion with many innovative ideas.
莎拉原以为会议会简短且没有成效。相反，它变成了一场充满许多创新想法的热烈讨论。
