contradiction

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n. 反驳, 矛盾 [法] 矛盾, 否认, 反驳

发音

UK /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/
其它
US /ˌkɑːntɹəˈdɪkʃən/

词形变化

contradictions 复数 contradictions

教材释义与例句

名词

矛盾；否认；反驳

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    The act of contradicting.

    反对

    反驳

    可数 不可数

    His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.

  2. 2.

    A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.

    矛盾

    可数 不可数

    There is a contradiction in Clarence Page's statement that a woman should have the right to choose and decide for herself whether to have an abortion and at the same time she should not have that right.

    There is a contradiction in what you say: she can't be both married and single.

  3. 3.

    A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.

    矛盾

    可数 不可数

    Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead to socialism.

  4. 4.

    A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

    可数 数学 哲学 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

contradiction in terms

上位词 6

opposition falsehood falsity negation oppositeness untruth

下位词 5

paradox antinomy dialectic oppositionality self-contradiction

相关短语

contradiction in terms 自相矛盾的说法 proof by contradiction [计] 矛盾证明, 反证法 proofs by contradiction sign of contradiction signs of contradiction law of contradiction [计] 矛盾律 principle of contradiction

词源

From Middle English contradiccioun, contradiction, from Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō (“speak against”).

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