單詞
contradictory
英 [k?ntr?'d?kt(?)r?]
美[,kɑntr?'d?kt?ri]
基本信息
- adj. 矛盾的；反對的；反駁的；抗辯的
- n. 對立物；矛盾因素
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英文詞源
- contradictory (adj.)
- 1530s, "mutually opposed, at variance," from Late Latin contradictorius "containing a contradiction or objection," from contradictus, past participle of contradicere (see contradiction). Meaning "fond of contradicting" is from 1891. Used earlier as a noun (late 14c.).
雙語例句
- 1. Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment.
- 海關官員們對這種設備作出了一系列互相矛盾的陳述。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He is notorious for making unexpected, often self-contradictory, comments.
- 他發表的那些出人意料而且經常自相矛盾的評論令他臭名昭著。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.
- 我們面前這兩種說法顯然是矛盾的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The evidence demonstrates how easily people can hold mutually contradictory beliefs.
- 證據表明人很容易持有相互矛盾的信念.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The argument is internally contradictory.
- 論據本身自相矛盾.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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