1 N-COUNT 矛盾;不一致 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;不一致
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...the contradictions between her private life and the public persona.
她的私生活与公众形象之间的巨大反差
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The performance seemed to me unpardonable, a contradiction of all that the Olympics is supposed to be. [+ of]
在我看来，这次的表现是不可宽恕的，和奥运精神完全相悖。
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The militants see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state.
好战者觉得用暴力建立一个宗教国家这种做法并无矛盾之处。
SYN conflict, inconsistency, contravention, incongruity
2 PHRASE [contradiction inflects] 自相矛盾的说法 If you say that something is a contradiction in terms, you mean that it is described as having a quality that it cannot have. 自相矛盾的说法
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