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
- Its style affirms that virtue without joy is a contradiction in terms.
该队的风格肯定了光球技高超但没有踢球的欢乐是自相矛盾的。 - 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。 - A generous miser is a contradiction in terms.
“慷慨的吝啬鬼”是一种语词矛盾的说法。 - ` A generous miser 'is a contradiction in terms.
‘慷慨的吝啬鬼’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。 - 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。 - 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。 - If Coach is to recover, Wall Street is going to need to let it ease off the gas pedal, make like Burberry, and realize that a sterling brand and massive sales are a contradiction in terms.
蔻驰要想重振旗鼓，华尔街就应该适当放手，效仿巴宝莉（Burberry）的做法，并意识到品牌的高贵形象与巨大的销量是不可兼得的。 - It is a contradiction in terms.
这在措词上是自相矛盾的。 - 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。