I realize now that I have tried to make my work the exact opposite of my father's. [=to make my work as different as possible from my father's]我现在意识到,我一直在努力使自己的作品与父亲的作品截然不同。
He used to be romantic, but now he's the exact opposite. [=now he is not at all romantic]他过去很浪漫,但现在却截然不同了。