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

contradictory

/kɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)ri

adjective

1Mutually opposed or inconsistent: the two studies came to contradictory conclusions...

As a skilled political counsellor More had to display his rhetorical skills in justifying often mutually incompatible or contradictory statements and beliefs in the service of the state.
These studies lead to different, and often contradictory, conclusions.
Secular culture so often teaches us that religion and science are mutually exclusive, even contradictory, forces.

Synonyms

opposed, in opposition, opposite, antithetical, contrary, contrasting, conflicting, at variance, at odds, opposing, clashing, divergent, discrepant, different;

inconsistent, incompatible, irreconcilable, incongruous;

paradoxical

rare oppugnant, repugnant

1.1Containing elements which are inconsistent: politically he exhibited contradictory behaviour...

This contradictory behaviour is due to its own economic myths.
According to John Stirton, research into the influence of polls on electoral behaviour is contradictory.
It would be undesirable if the general law and regulatory law - which in some respects is more lenient - demanded contradictory behaviour of the one bank.

1.2 Logic (Of two propositions) so related that one and only one must be true. Compare with contrary.For any pair of contradictory premises, one must be true and the other false....

Propositions are contradictory when the truth of one implies the falsity of the other, and conversely.
In each case, the judge must decide which of the possibly contradictory principles is the most important.

noun (plural contradictories) Logic

A contradictory proposition.He entitles this kind of opposition dialectical, and that of contradictories analytical....

Self and not-self, subject and object, are not contradictories, but dialectical polarities.
God can make either of them true, but he can't make both of them true, since they are contradictories.

Derivatives

contradictorily

adverb ...

‘They are and they aren't,’ he says, contradictorily.
They also contend, somewhat contradictorily, that figures showing ever higher awards are based on sketchy and unreliable information.
Expertise is needed, yet there is, contradictorily, a straightforwardness to the task of travelling at speed.

contradictoriness

noun ...

We can get at some of this contradictoriness through one of his many remarks on sexual attraction.
In this article, the author seeks to refute this principle and show its inherent contradictoriness.
One aim is to introduce students to genuine historical complexity and the contradictoriness of the woman writer's position then and now.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a term in logic): from late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradict- 'spoken against', from the verb contradicere (see contradict).

单词	contradictory
释义	contradictory /kɒntrəˈdɪkt(ə)ri / adjective 1Mutually opposed or inconsistent: the two studies came to contradictory conclusions... As a skilled political counsellor More had to display his rhetorical skills in justifying often mutually incompatible or contradictory statements and beliefs in the service of the state. These studies lead to different, and often contradictory, conclusions. Secular culture so often teaches us that religion and science are mutually exclusive, even contradictory, forces. Synonyms opposed, in opposition, opposite, antithetical, contrary, contrasting, conflicting, at variance, at odds, opposing, clashing, divergent, discrepant, different; inconsistent, incompatible, irreconcilable, incongruous; paradoxical rare oppugnant, repugnant 1.1Containing elements which are inconsistent: politically he exhibited contradictory behaviour... This contradictory behaviour is due to its own economic myths. According to John Stirton, research into the influence of polls on electoral behaviour is contradictory. It would be undesirable if the general law and regulatory law - which in some respects is more lenient - demanded contradictory behaviour of the one bank. 1.2 Logic (Of two propositions) so related that one and only one must be true. Compare with contrary.For any pair of contradictory premises, one must be true and the other false.... Propositions are contradictory when the truth of one implies the falsity of the other, and conversely. In each case, the judge must decide which of the possibly contradictory principles is the most important. noun (plural contradictories) Logic A contradictory proposition.He entitles this kind of opposition dialectical, and that of contradictories analytical.... Self and not-self, subject and object, are not contradictories, but dialectical polarities. God can make either of them true, but he can't make both of them true, since they are contradictories. Derivatives contradictorily adverb ... ‘They are and they aren't,’ he says, contradictorily. They also contend, somewhat contradictorily, that figures showing ever higher awards are based on sketchy and unreliable information. Expertise is needed, yet there is, contradictorily, a straightforwardness to the task of travelling at speed. contradictoriness noun ... We can get at some of this contradictoriness through one of his many remarks on sexual attraction. In this article, the author seeks to refute this principle and show its inherent contradictoriness. One aim is to introduce students to genuine historical complexity and the contradictoriness of the woman writer's position then and now. Origin Late Middle English (as a term in logic): from late Latin contradictorius, from Latin contradict- 'spoken against', from the verb contradicere (see contradict). Rhymes benedictory, maledictory, valedictory, victory
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contradictory

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contradictorily

contradictoriness

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