contradictory
英 [kɒntrə'dɪkt(ə)rɪ]
美 [,kɑntrə'dɪktəri]
- adj. 矛盾的；反对的；反驳的；抗辩的
- n. 对立物；矛盾因素
英文词源
- 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.).
双语例句
- 1. Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment.
- 海关官员们对这种设备作出了一系列互相矛盾的陈述。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He is notorious for making unexpected, often self-contradictory, comments.
- 他发表的那些出人意料而且经常自相矛盾的评论令他臭名昭著。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.
- 我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The argument is internally contradictory.
- 论据本身自相矛盾.
来自《简明英汉词典》
