contradict

contradict
verb
  1. [with obj.]deny the truth of (a statement), especially by asserting the opposite
    否定…的真实性
    the survey appears to contradict the industry's claims.
    该调查似乎否定了该行业的权利。
    [with clause]he did not contradict what he said last week.
    他没有否认他上星期说的话。
    ■assert the opposite of a statement made by (someone)
    反驳,驳斥;自相矛盾
    he did not contradict her but just said nothing.
    他没有反驳她,但是什么也没说。
    within five minutes he had contradicted himself twice.
    五分钟内他就自相矛盾了两次。
    ■be in conflict with
    与…矛盾;与…抵触;相悖
    the existing layout of the city contradicted the logic of the new centre.
    现有的城市布局与新中心的逻辑相悖。
派生
contradictor
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin contradict- 'spoken against', from the verb contradicere, originally contra dicere 'speak against'
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