mid-14c., from Latin contra (prep. and adv.) "against," originally "in comparison with," ablative singular feminine of *com-teros, from Old Latin com "with, together" (see com-) + -tr, zero degree of the comparative suffix -ter-.
Contra (n.)
1981, "anti-Sandinista Nicaraguan," short for Spanish contrarrevolucionario "counter-revolutionary."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The proceeds of the arms sales were then funneled to Contra fighters in Central America.
出售武器所得的收入隨后用來(lái)支持了中美洲的反政府武裝組織。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The contra - indications listed for the pills meant that she could not take them.
這種藥丸所列的禁忌癥表明,她不能服用.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. Until closing, this account is classified as a contra account to Retained Earnings.
在結(jié)帳之前, 這一帳戶一直作為“保留盈利”的備抵帳戶.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. That we just expose our heads to the contra's bullets?
是不是我們要把腦袋伸出來(lái)等敵人打?
來(lái)自電影對(duì)白
5. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts often is described as a contra - asset account.