他似乎做什么事都反其道而行之。

He seemed to do everything the other way around.

他经常向朋友们征求意见，然后却反其道而行之。

He often asks the advice of his friends and then does the opposite of what they have suggested.

但加州此举在美国却堪称是反其道而行之。

But California is in America, which has taken a sharp turn in the opposite direction.

而反安慰剂效应则反其道而行之：患者对治疗的怀疑与不信任使其恰恰看到了更糟的治疗结果。

The nocebo effect is the opposite: patients see poorer outcomes as the result of doubts about a medical treatment.

事实上，在《孙子兵法》中，往往有对“背道而驰”的经典应用，最简单的“空城计”就是一个反其道而行之的案例。

In fact, in the "Art of War" often have to "run counter to" the classic application of the simplest "of city" is an opposite case.