By contrast, In contrast, Contrary to, - 英檢

By contrast, In contrast, Contrary to, On the contrary的差別
Smith was industrious. By contrast, his brother was lazy.
They went to Texas. In contrast, we went to California.
By contrast 是做"比較compare"完全相反用的，In contrast 是有"注意notice"
difference差異用的。
Contrary to the common belief, pigs are not stupid.
Contrary to N（the common belief）, 是名詞the common belief= pigs are stupid與
後面的敘述相反。
On the contrary
用來反駁對方見解、觀點用的
(與此)相反, 正相反, 恰恰相反
You think you are clever; on the contrary, I assure that you are very foolish.
你自以為很聰明, 相反地, 我確信你很傻。
On the contrary he was the most ruthless person I have ever known.
相反,他是我所見過的最冷酷無情的人.
On the contrary, I took up another resolution, which was more safe, though
more laborious.
相反地, 我作了另外一個決定, 雖然比較費勁, 卻比較安全.

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