contradiction

英 [ˌkɒntrə'dɪkʃn] 美 [ˌkɑːntrə'dɪkʃn]

• n. 矛盾；反驳；否认；不一致

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C][U]矛盾

   disagreement; opposite

2. [U][C]否认,反驳

   denial; refutation

英英释义

Noun:

1. opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

2. (logic) a statement that is necessarily false;

   "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
   

3. the speech act of contradicting someone;

   "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Motion itself is a contradiction.
   运动本身就是矛盾。
2. The contradiction was only apparent.
   那矛盾只是表面上的。
3. The contradiction has become apparent.
   矛盾表面化了。
4. This contradiction is hushed up .
   这个矛盾消除了。
5. The report received the following contradiction.
   这报告受到如下反驳意见。
6. he spoke as if his claims were immune to contradiction.
   他认为他的说法无法反驳。
7. Those facts admit of no contradiction.
   那些事实不容否认。
8. There seems to be a contradiction between her word and action.
   她的言行似乎不一致。
9. That's a flat contradiction of what you said before.
   这可和你以前说的恰恰相反。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. His speech contained many contradictions.
   他的话矛盾百出。
2. Your attitude is in contradiction to your character.
   你的态度和你的性格相抵触。

经典引文

• There are those who pursue their own Way out of a Sourness and Spirit of Contradiction.

  出自： Steele

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• deepen the contradictions 加深矛盾
• incur a contradiction 造成矛盾
• receive the contradiction 受到反驳

形容词+～

• antagonistic contradictions 对抗性矛盾
• nonantagonistic contradictions 非对抗性矛盾
• principal contradictions 主要矛盾

介词+～

• prove beyond contradiction 无可辩驳地证明
• in contradiction to 与…相对立

～+介词

• contradictions among these countries 这些国家间的矛盾
• contradiction between … 之间的矛盾
• contradiction in terms 用词自相矛盾

近反义词

【近义词】

• conflict

【反义词】

• agreement
• confirmation