contrariness

Over the next few weeks, a change came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness, quiet, reasoned discussion replaced argument.

在接下来的几周内，约翰慢慢地变了：变得听话而不再故意作对，遇事能心平气和地商讨而不再强词夺理。

A sort of wrong-headed contrariness is also associated with this planet.

一种错误矛盾也和这颗行星关联着。

To avoid this, Honda, the carmaker, has even institutionalised contrariness in so-called waigaya sessions, where workers argue, often for weeks, about process improvements.

为避免这种情况，汽车制造商本田（Honda）甚至在所谓的畅所欲言式会议上将争吵制度化——在这些会议上，工人们通常会持续数周地讨论流程改进问题。

With me, nothing illustrates the contrariness of things better than the matter of sleep.

在我看来，没有什么比睡眠更能说明事物间的矛盾。