on the contrary used to show that you think or feel the opposite of what has just been stated 正相反，恰恰相反 A: I thought you said the film was exciting? 你不觉得这部电影很精彩吗? B: On the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half way through it! 正相反，看到一半我差点睡着! I was worried that it might be too hard for me but it turned out the contrary was true. 我原来担心那可能对我来说太难了，可是我发现恰恰相反。