单词
contradiction
读音
ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn
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词根
"Contradiction" 来自拉丁词根 "contra-", 表示反对；和 "-dic", 表示说，都来自拉丁语 "dico"。衍生词有 contrarian(持反对观点的人)，contradict (矛盾，反驳) 等。
释义
n. 矛盾；否认；反驳 [ 复数 contradictions ]
例句
How can we resolve this apparent contradiction?
我们怎样才能解决这个明显的矛盾呢？
A 'nomad settlement' is a contradiction in terms.
“游牧者的定居”是用词上的自相矛盾。
There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.
这两组数据相互矛盾。
How can we resolve this apparent contradiction?
我们怎样才能解决这个明显的矛盾呢？
A 'nomad settlement' is a contradiction in terms.
“游牧者的定居”是用词上的自相矛盾。
There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.
这两组数据相互矛盾。
强化记忆
你可以通过将这个单词分为 "contra-" 和 "-dict"两部分来记忆。"Contra-" 是反对，"-dict" 意味着说，所以 "contradiction" 就是反对的话，即矛盾。"Contradiction" 这个词的历史可以追溯到14世纪的法语和拉丁语。这个词多用在描述冲突和矛盾的情况，尤其是在思想、理论、观点或者行为等方面出现的矛盾。
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And so, that --that contradiction,that devastating reality that's always behind the curtain,
could actually be warmer than planets orbiting hotter stars.There's another contradiction --that ice absorbs the longer wavelength light from cooler stars,
But self-determination and living in the digital ageis no contradiction.But you have to fight for your self-determination today.
(Laughter)seems a contradiction.Or this ad that I read in the New York Times:
The truth is that the care shown to me by these strangers on the internetwas itself a contradiction.It was growing evidence
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