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
- 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。 - Ultimately he hopes to show that science humor is not a contradiction in terms or a dangerous juxtaposition.
他的终极愿望是让人了解，科学幽默并非矛盾的用词，两者并列也没有危险。 - 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。 - 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 seems like a contradiction in terms, but it is a blessed truth.
似乎是矛盾，其实是真理。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 generous miser 'is a contradiction in terms.
‘慷慨的吝啬鬼’在用词上自相矛盾。 - 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。