Quite the contrary意思是“正好相反”,用来表示实际情况和之前的说法大相径庭。
情景会话1 聊起新同事Tom
Zoey: Tom seems to be a very outgoing person. (Tom看起来是个非常外向的人。)
Amy: Quite the contrary, he's actually very shy. (恰恰相反,他实际上非常害羞。)
情景会话2 好友Jaden是跑步高手
Zoey: You must be tired after running the marathon. (你跑完马拉松一定很累吧。)
Jaden: Quite the contrary, I feel energized! (正好相反,我感觉非常有精神!)