ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ]产生相反效果的;事与愿违的;适得其反的 Something that is counter-productive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve. 产生相反效果的;事与愿违的;适得其反的
In practice, however, such an attitude is counter-productive.
然而,实际上这种态度只会适得其反。
It is counter-productive to address an interviewee in patronizing tones.