con·tra·dic·to·ry
adjective/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri/
/ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri/
- containing or showing a lack of agreement between statements, facts, opinions or actions
相互矛盾的；对立的；不一致的 - We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.
我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。 - The advice I received was often contradictory.
我所得到的建议常常是相互矛盾的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1- The argument is internally contradictory.
论据本身自相矛盾。 - The evidence demonstrates how easily people can hold mutually contradictory beliefs.
证据表明，人很容易持有相互矛盾的信念。 - The evidence is completely contradictory.
证据完全不一致。 - two apparently contradictory opinions
两个貌似对立的观点
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
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- completely
- quite
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- to
Word Originlate Middle English (as a term in logic): from late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradict- ‘spoken against’, from the verb contradicere, originally contra dicere ‘speak against’. - We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.