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| /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn/ |
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| | a difference in two or more statements, ideas, stories etc that makes it impossible for both or all of them to be true 矛盾；不一致 | They appeared unaware of the contradictions in their argument. 他们好像没有意识到他们论据中的自相矛盾。 | | +between He sees no contradiction between his religious beliefs and his membership of the party. 他看不出他的宗教信仰和他的党员资格之间有什么矛盾。 | | in direct contradiction to sth Their short-term priorities are in direct contradiction to their long-term goals (=completely opposite to them) . 他们的短期重点和长期目标互相矛盾。 | |
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| - | a contradiction in terms
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| a statement consisting of words that mean opposite things |
| 用词自相矛盾的话 |
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| ‘Fair taxes’ , a contradiction in terms if ever there was one. “公平合理的税收”即使存在，也是用词自相矛盾的话。 |
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| - | without fear of contradiction
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| used for saying that you know no one will disagree with you |
| 不怕遭人反驳 |
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| I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that tonight has been a real success. 我想我可以很有把握地说，今晚确实很成功。 |
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