資料來源 : pyDict

違反;違背;犯;否定

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra
   + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See {Come}.]
   1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict
      with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation
      of; to defeat.

            So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be
            contravened.                          --Southey.

   2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to
      contravene a law.

            Laws that place the subjects in such a state
            contravene the first principles of the compact of
            authority.                            --Johnson.

   Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;
        obstruct; baffle; thwart.

資料來源 : WordNet®

contravene
     v 1: go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afould of the
          law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" [syn: {conflict},
           {run afoul}, {infringe}]
     2: deny the truth of [syn: {contradict}, {negate}]