[N-COUNT 可数名词]矛盾;不一致 If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
[oft N between pl-n]
...the contradictions between her private life and the public persona...
她的私生活与公众形象之间的巨大反差
The performance seemed to me unpardonable, a contradiction of all that the Olympics is supposed to be...
在我看来,这次的表现是不可宽恕的,和奥运精神完全相悖。
The militants see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state.
好战者觉得用暴力建立一个宗教国家这种做法并无矛盾之处。
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[PHRASE 短语]自相矛盾的说法 If you say that something is a contradiction in terms, you mean that it is described as having a quality that it cannot have.
[contradiction inflects]
A public service run for profit — a contradiction in terms if there ever was one.
以营利为目的的公共服务机构——这是典型的用词上的自相矛盾(如果真有这种说法的话)。
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con·tra·dic·tionAWL/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn; NAmEˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn/noun1[countable , uncountable ]contradiction(between A and B) a lack of agreement between facts, opinions, actions, etc. (事实、看法、行动等的)不一致,矛盾,对立◆There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.这两组数据相互矛盾。◆His public speeches are in direct contradiction tohis personal lifestyle. 他的公开言论与他本人的生活方式恰恰相反。◆How can we resolve this apparent contradiction?我们怎样才能解决这个明显的矛盾呢?2[uncountable , countable ]the act of saying that sth that sb else has said is wrong or not true; an example of this 反驳;驳斥◆I think I can say, without fear of contradiction,that… 就算有人反驳,我也胆敢说…◆Now you say you both left at ten—that's a contradiction of your last statement.你现在说你们俩是十点钟离开的,这可和你上次的说法不一致。IDIOMa ˌcontradiction in ˈtermsa statement containing two words that contradicteach other's meaning 自相矛盾的说法◆A ‘nomad settlement’ is a contradiction in terms.“游牧者的定居”是用词上的自相矛盾。contradictioncontradictionscon·tra·dic·tion/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn; NAmEˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn/
1[countable] a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true: apparent contradictions in the defendant’s testimonycontradiction between a contradiction between the government’s ideas and its actual policy2[uncountable] the act of saying that someone else’s opinion, statement etc is wrong or not true: You can say what you like without fear of contradiction.3a contradiction in terms a combination of words that seem to be the opposite of each other, with the result that the phrase has no clear meaning: ‘Permanent revolution’ is a contradiction in terms.4in (direct) contradiction to something in a way that is opposite to a belief or statement: Your behaviour is in direct contradiction to the principles you claim to have.
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