| 单词 | contradiction |
| 释义 | contradiction (once / 589 pages) n A contradiction is a situation or ideas in opposition to one another. Declaring publicly that you are an environmentalist but never remembering to take out the recycling is an example of a contradiction. A "contradiction in terms" is a common phrase used to describe a statement that contains opposing ideas. Examples of a contradiction in terms include, "the gentle torturer," "the towering midget," or "a snowy summer's day." A person can also express a contradiction, like the person who professes atheism, yet goes to church every Sunday. WORD FAMILYcontradiction: contradictions, self-contradiction+/contradict: contradicted, contradicting, contradiction, contradictory, contradicts/contradictoriness: contradictorinesses/contradictory: contradictories, contradictorily, contradictoriness, self-contradictory USAGE EXAMPLESResolving the contradictions within the government’s various positions, and preventing backbench revolts destroying its slim parliamentary majority, will be all-consuming. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) During the election, many critics of Trump saw a contradiction in his strong support among working-class Americans. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) In her prep, Bening worried about Dorthea’s contradictions and paradoxes, but realized in time that that’s “where the gold is.” Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas Hypo|Hyper dialectic a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction oppositeness, opposition the relation between opposed entities 2n the speech act of contradicting someone he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction Hypo|Hyper self-contradiction contradicting yourself negation the speech act of negating 3n (logic) a statement that is necessarily false the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction Syn|Hypo|Hyper contradiction in terms antinomy a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable paradox(logic) a statement that contradicts itself falsehood, falsity, untruth a false statement |
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