contradiction

[.kɔntrə'dikʃən]

n.矛盾, 反驳, 否认, 不一致

n.

1. 矛盾[C][U]

There seems to be a contradiction between her words and actions.

她的言行似乎不一致。

2. 否认; 反驳; 抵触[U][C]

The boss will not tolerate any contradiction.

老板不能容忍顶嘴。

3. 自相矛盾的说法[C]

The statement "A circle is a square" is a contradiction.

"圆是正方形"这句话是自相矛盾的说法。

词形变化

形容词: contradictable | 名词: contradicter | 动词过去式: contradicted | 动词过去分词: contradicted | 动词现在分词: contradicting | 动词第三人称单数: contradicts |

词义辨析

同义:

n.否认, 否定

disaffirmation  gainsay  denial  denegation  negation  differing

n.反驳

response  rebuttal  rejoinder  disputation  refutation  disagreement

n.矛盾, 抵触

inconsistency  variance  discrepancy  disparity  ambivalence  antithesis  incongruity  contrariety  antilogy  clash  discordancy  confliction  

同义参见:

destruction  difference  paradox  variety  reaction  rejection  

反义参见:

agreement  

英英释义

名词 contradiction:

opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

(logic) a statement that is necessarily false

同义词：contradiction in terms

the speech act of contradicting someone

补充

contradictioncontradiction英:[ˌkɔntrəˈdikʃən] 美:[ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən]n.1.矛盾His speech contained many contradictions.他的话矛盾百出。2.否认, 反驳Your attitude is in contradiction to your character.你的态度和你的性格相抵触。

例句

1. There are a number of contradictions in their foreign policy.他们的外交政策中有很多自相矛盾的地方。 2. The militants see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state.激进分子们觉得使用暴力建立宗教国家并不矛盾。 3. the contradictions between her private life and her public persona她的私人生活与公众形象之间的反差 4. The measures could not be brought forward if they were a contradiction of the Convention on Human Rights.如果这些措施违背了《人权公约》, 那就不能实施。 5. Is this verse in contradiction with the infallibility of the Prophet?这首诗与《先知书》绝无谬误的观点相悖吗？ 6. These developments are in direct contradiction to Florida's planning laws.这些开发项目直接违反了佛罗里达的规划法规。 7. the proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions.提出的新制度内部矛盾百出。 8. the paradox of using force to overcome force is a real contradiction.以暴制暴真是一种自相矛盾的论点。 9. the second sentence appears to be in flat contradiction of the first.第二句话似乎正好反驳了第一句话。 10. [count noun]the experiment provides a contradiction of the hypothesis.该实验驳斥了这种假设。 11. There were a number of contradictions in what he told the police.他对警方说的话有若干矛盾之处。 12. No one was surprised by the defendant's contradiction of the plaintiff's accusations.被告驳斥了原告的指控，没有人对此感到惊讶。 13. Her rebuttal contained many contradictions to my arguments.她的抗辩中有很多内容是对我的论点的反驳。 14. I think I can say without fear of contradiction [=I can say with absolute certainty] that this year has been very successful for our company.我想就算有人反对我也敢说，今年对我们公司来说是非常成功的一年。 15. There have been some contradictions in his statements.他的陈述中有些相互矛盾的地方。 16. There is a contradiction between what he said yesterday and what he said today.他昨天和今天的说法互相矛盾。 17. Her statements are mired in contradiction.她的陈述自相矛盾。 18. What he said yesterday is in direct contradiction to what he said today.他昨天和今天的说法完全相反。 19. I think “working vacation” is a contradiction in terms.我认为“工作休假”是用词上的自相矛盾。