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
- the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction
双语例句
- 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。 - Young grandmother, I always thought, was the ultimate contradiction in terms.
我一直认为年轻的祖母是个最自相矛盾的说法了。 - A true woman is a contradiction in terms.
一个忠诚的女人在字面上就矛盾。 - He suspected that the notion of an honest politician was a contradiction in terms.
他怀疑“诚实的政客”这个提法在用词上自相矛盾。 - A lone woman going on holiday to a honeymoon island like Matlock was a contradiction in terms.
一个孀居女子到马特洛克岛那样的蜜月胜地去度假，真是一件稀罕事。 - They are the same. Regardless of your job or career, you are called to full-time Christian service. A "non-serving Christian" is a contradiction in terms.
不论你从事何种职业，你已被呼召作全时间的基督徒事奉，“不事奉的基督徒”这一个词本身就是矛盾的。 - 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。 - It seems like a contradiction in terms, but it is a blessed truth.
似乎是矛盾，其实是真理。 - An angelical fiend is a contradiction in terms.
天使般的恶魔－这是一种自相矛盾的说法。 - Thirdly, the celebration activities of the silkworm flower festival not only entertain people, but more importantly, it could comfort the soul and relieve the contradiction, which has the significance in terms of sociology.
三是含山蚕花节的蚕事庆典活动不仅具有文化娱乐的功能，更重要是慰藉了心灵，缓解了矛盾，具有社会学意义上的功能。