英语词汇“contradiction in terms”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

contradiction in terms

A statement or group of words associating incompatible objects or ideas: she has demonstrated that the term ‘student-athlete’ isn’t always a contradiction in terms...

Since we do not know how to stand outside the universe - the very idea is almost a contradiction in terms - the only evidence we can use comes from within it.
Some people might think of judgment and forgiveness as incompatible, or as a contradiction in terms.
The idea of a real Englishman is almost a contradiction in terms, like talking about a real theme park or a real golf club.

Synonyms

conflict, clash, disagreement, opposition, inconsistency, lack of congruence, incongruity, incongruousness, mismatch, variance;

paradox, contradiction in terms

rare antinomy, aporia, antilogy

See parent entry: contradiction

单词	contradiction in terms
释义	contradiction in terms A statement or group of words associating incompatible objects or ideas: she has demonstrated that the term ‘student-athlete’ isn’t always a contradiction in terms... Since we do not know how to stand outside the universe - the very idea is almost a contradiction in terms - the only evidence we can use comes from within it. Some people might think of judgment and forgiveness as incompatible, or as a contradiction in terms. The idea of a real Englishman is almost a contradiction in terms, like talking about a real theme park or a real golf club. Synonyms conflict, clash, disagreement, opposition, inconsistency, lack of congruence, incongruity, incongruousness, mismatch, variance; paradox, contradiction in terms rare antinomy, aporia, antilogy See parent entry: contradiction
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