英英释义
contradiction [ ,kɔntrə'dikʃən ]
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n.
- opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
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(logic) a statement that is necessarily false
"the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
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the speech act of contradicting someone
"he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
contradiction /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən/ CET4 TEM4
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N-COUNT 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. 矛盾
例：The militants see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state.
好战分子认为使用暴力与建立宗教国家不矛盾。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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How can we resolve this apparent contradiction?
我们怎样才能解决这个明显的矛盾呢？
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A 'nomad settlement' is a contradiction in terms.
“游牧者的定居”是用词上的自相矛盾。
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There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.
这两组数据相互矛盾。
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But Pavel Felgenhauer says Russia cannot afford large-scale rearmament either and that Russian authorities have not reconciled this contradiction.
VOA: standard.2009.03.20
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But Milton's also sensitive to the fact that the very phrase "Christian epic" is in some way a contradiction in terms.
但弥尔顿对有些事实也很敏锐,某种意义上“基督教史诗“这个词语,本身就是矛盾的。
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When there's a contradiction in our heads we're not happy and will take steps to make the contradiction go away.
当我们的心理活动出现矛盾时,我们会不安，会采取办法,让这种矛盾消失。
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