| 单词 | contradiction |
| 释义 | contradiction (kɒntrədɪkʃən ) Word forms: contradictions 1. countable noun 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. ...the contradictions between her private life and the public persona. The performance seemed to me unpardonable, a contradiction of all that the competition is supposed to be. [+ of] The militants see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state. Synonyms: conflict, inconsistency, contravention, incongruity 2. a contradiction in terms phrase [contradiction inflects] If you say that something is a contradiction in terms, you mean that it is described as having a quality that it cannot have. A public service run for profit–a contradiction in terms if there ever was one. Collocations: apparent contradiction There is an apparent contradiction here. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This apparent contradiction could be down to lower drink and food prices. The Sun (2006) Will the whole of mathematics collapse because of this apparent contradiction? Times, Sunday Times (2009) In her book, she tries to explain the contradiction. Times, Sunday Times A locality error in the original description or labelling error could explain this contradiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This would explain the contradictions and change in tone between the two halves of the text. The Times Literary Supplement He explained this contradiction by noting his believe that a treaty could only be reached between independent nations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a fundamental contradiction that, for the chancellor, conjured up a wonderfully generous handout. Times, Sunday Times It would be in fundamental contradiction to our ancient liberties and freedom of expression. Times, Sunday Times There was a fundamental contradiction in his masculine bravado. Times, Sunday Times With perfect economy it conveys the fundamental contradiction within your letter - the dichotomy between the institutionalising of a relationship and the typical behaviour that calls its very essence into question. Times, Sunday Times This question had first attracted him to the utilitarians, and he found at the core of their answer a fundamental contradiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are too many other claims that stand in direct contradiction to the facts to enumerate them all. Times, Sunday Times The concept of conspicuous consumption was in direct contradiction to the neoclassical view that capitalism was efficient. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both of these results were in direct contradiction with the classical view of light as a continuous wave. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After returning to his command, he carried out a series of withdrawals anyway, in direct contradiction of his orders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After numerous years of struggling to work through these many issues, they realized their vision of a sisterhood was in direct contradiction with that of the original organization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He believes there is no inherent contradiction between managing immigration and valuing it. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But there is an inherent contradiction between national or international funding and the aims of a global assembly. THE AGE OF CONSENT (2003) And it is in large part responsible for the prevailing belief that there is an inherent contradiction between profit and a company's ability to make a social contribution. MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974) The internal contradiction in this section of the Act is clear. Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations (1989) The internal contradictions within the world's most populous nation will become more acute in the coming decade. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The have-nots always tend to rebel before the haves and, like all resistance movements, these are riven by internal contradictions and competing aims. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They embrace the profound contradiction between loving life and living on the edge. Times, Sunday Times And then there are the profound contradictions of his career. Times, Sunday Times It would be difficult to imagine more profound contradictions of value or meaning than those made manifest by this circumstance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Labour will struggle to resolve this contradiction. Times, Sunday Times Each matrix cell points to principles that have been most frequently used in patents in order to resolve the contradiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Traditional theology clarifies omnipotence or omni-benevolence to resolve the contradiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The primary purpose of scholasticism was to find the answer to a question or resolve a contradiction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because the mind cannot sustain too much cognitive dissonance, it will seek ways to resolve the contradictions. Christianity Today How does she reconcile the seeming contradiction between blogging about beauty and her religion? Times, Sunday Times (2014) There is a seeming contradiction here that traps many people. Love, Medicine and Miracles (1990) This seeming contradiction within the document may perhaps be explained in the following manner. Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa (1990) Translations: Chinese: 矛盾 Japanese: 反駁 |
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