contradiction
contradiction
noun
contradiction in terms
noun
- a combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation which are opposed to one another
矛盾；对立；抵触
the proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions.
提出的新制度内部矛盾百出。
■a person, thing, or situation in which inconsistent elements are present
自相矛盾的人（或事物、情况）
the paradox of using force to overcome force is a real contradiction.
以暴制暴真是一种自相矛盾的论点。
■[mass noun]the statement of a position opposite to one already made
反驳，驳斥
the second sentence appears to be in flat contradiction of the first.
第二句话似乎正好反驳了第一句话。
[count noun]the experiment provides a contradiction of the hypothesis.
该实验驳斥了这种假设。
contradiction in terms
- a statement or group of words associating objects or ideas which are incompatible
自相矛盾的说法
- late Middle English: via Old French from Latin contradictio(n-), from the verb contradicere (see contradict)
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