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

• 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。
• It seems like a contradiction in terms, but it is a blessed truth.
  似乎是矛盾，其实是真理。
• 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。
• A public service run for profit — a contradiction in terms if there ever was one.
  以营利为目的的公共服务机构——这是典型的用词上的自相矛盾（如果真有这种说法的话）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• ` A generous miser 'is a contradiction in terms.
  ‘慷慨的吝啬鬼’在用词上自相矛盾。