contravene
verb🔊/ˌkɒntrəˈviːn/
🔊/ˌkɑːntrəˈviːn/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they contravene | 🔊/ˌkɒntrəˈviːn/ 🔊/ˌkɑːntrəˈviːn/ |
| he / she / it contravenes | 🔊/ˌkɒntrəˈviːnz/ 🔊/ˌkɑːntrəˈviːnz/ |
| past simple contravened | 🔊/ˌkɒntrəˈviːnd/ 🔊/ˌkɑːntrəˈviːnd/ |
| past participle contravened | 🔊/ˌkɒntrəˈviːnd/ 🔊/ˌkɑːntrəˈviːnd/ |
| -ing form contravening | 🔊/ˌkɒntrəˈviːnɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌkɑːntrəˈviːnɪŋ/ |
- contravene something
to do something that is not allowed by a law or rule 违犯，违反（法律或规则） The company was found guilty of contravening safety regulations. 那家公司被判违反了安全条例。 🔊🔊 actions that blatantly contravene the rules of civilized warfare 公然违反文明战争规则的行为 national policies that contravene European law 违反欧洲法律的国家政策
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- blatantly
- clearly
- directly
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from late Latin contravenire, from Latin contra- ‘against’ + venire ‘come’.