contradiction in terms

英 [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn ɪn tɜːmz]

美 [ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn ɪn tɜːrmz]

自相矛盾的说法

英英释义

noun

• (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
  1. the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction
  Synonym:contradiction

双语例句

• It seems like a contradiction in terms, but it is a blessed truth.
  似乎是矛盾，其实是真理。
• Fat that keeps you lean sounds like a contradiction in terms, but that's what brown fat does.
  脂肪可以让你瘦身&听起来象是个矛盾说法，但这就是棕色脂肪所起的作用。
• A contradiction in terms, The New River is the oldest river in the western hemisphere.
  恰恰和它的名字相反，新河实际上是西半球最古老的河流之一。
• There has never been a rational religion before. it's almost a contradiction in terms.
  过去从未有过理性的宗教。这本身就几乎是一种自相矛盾的说法。
• A true woman is a contradiction in terms.
  一个忠诚的女人在字面上就矛盾。
• It is a contradiction in terms.
  这在措词上是自相矛盾的。
• In other words, to speak of a society without these costs entails a contradiction in terms.
  换言之，说一个社会没有这些费用是矛盾的说法。
• Hong Kong is a contradiction in terms: although a bustling modern city, its inhabitants still cherish the regions rich culture and ancient traditions.
  香港是一个很矛盾的城市：虽然是一个很繁华的现代化城市，其市民依然很热衷于浓厚的地区文化和传统。
• It is not the first contradiction in terms applied to such problems.
  这并非首个描述此类问题的矛盾说法。
• You can't call a hedgehog cuddly? that is a contradiction in terms!
  你不能说刺猬逗人喜爱－那个说法在词语上自相矛盾。