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单词 contradict
释义 contradict
 —contradictable,  adj.   —contradicter, contradictor,  n.  
 /kon'treuh dikt"/,  v.t.  
  1. to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
  2. to speak contrary to the assertions of: to contradict oneself.
  3. (of an action or event) to imply a denial of: His way of life contradicts his stated principles.
  4.  Obs.   to speak or declare against; oppose.
  v.i.  
  5. to utter a contrary statement.
 [1560-70; < L contradictus (ptp. of contradicere to gainsay), equiv. to contra- CONTRA-1 + dic- (var. s. of dicere to speak) + -tus ptp. suffix]
 Syn. 1, 2. gainsay, impugn, controvert, dispute. See deny.
 Ant. 1. support.
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