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."
实用例句
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随后用来支持了中美洲的反政府武装组织。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The contra - indications listed for the pills meant that she could not take them.
这种药丸所列的禁忌症表明,她不能服用.
来自辞典例句
3. Until closing, this account is classified as a contra account to Retained Earnings.
在结帐之前, 这一帐户一直作为“保留盈利”的备抵帐户.
来自辞典例句
4. That we just expose our heads to the contra's bullets?
是不是我们要把脑袋伸出来等敌人打?
来自电影对白
5. The Allowance for Doubtful Accounts often is described as a contra - asset account.
