contradiction
noun /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn/
/ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn/
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] a lack of agreement between facts, opinions, actions, etc.
（事实、看法、行动等的）不一致，矛盾，对立 - contradiction (between A and B) There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.
这两组数据相互矛盾。 - How can we resolve this apparent contradiction?
我们怎样才能解决这个明显的矛盾呢？ - in contradiction to something His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle.
他的公开言论与他本人的生活方式恰恰相反。
Topics Opinion and argumentc1- That's in direct contradiction to what he said yesterday.
这一说法同他昨天所说的有直接矛盾。 - There is an apparent contradiction between the needs of workers and those of employers.
工人的需要同雇主的需要之间存在明显的矛盾。 - There's a basic contradiction in the whole idea of paying for justice.
用金钱换取公正这一想法存在着一个基本的矛盾。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
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- in contradiction to
- in contradiction with
- contradiction between
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- a contradiction in terms
- contradiction (between A and B) There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.
- [uncountable, countable] the act of saying that something that somebody 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，我也敢说… - contradiction of something 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。
- I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that…
词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contradictio(n-), from the verb contradicere, originally contra dicere ‘speak against’.
Idioms
a contradiction in terms
- a statement containing two words that contradict each 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。 - The idea is almost a contradiction in terms.
这主意本身几乎就是自相矛盾的。
- A ‘nomad settlement’ is a contradiction in terms.