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
- 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。 - 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。 - A generous miser is a contradiction in terms.
“慷慨的吝啬鬼”是一种语词矛盾的说法。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - To speak of an educated young person or of a wise young person, rich in the understanding of basic ideas and issues, is as much a contradiction in terms as to speak of a round square.
说某个有知识的年轻人或某个聪明的年轻人善于理解一些基本概念和基本问题，如同把圆的说成方的一样，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。 - 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。