contradiction
翻译
矛盾, 反驳, 对立
例句
There is a contradiction in his statement.
他的陈述中存在矛盾。
Her life was full of contradictions.
她的生活充满了矛盾。
语法模式
在((sth.))中的矛盾 a contradiction in (sth.) There is a contradiction in his statement.
((A))和((B))之间的矛盾 a contradiction between (A) and (B) There is a contradiction between the two stories.
近义词
同义词: inconsistency, conflict, paradox; 反义词: agreement, consistency
词源
源自拉丁语“contra”（反对）+“dicere”（说）。字面意思是“反着说”。
记忆技巧
将“contra-”想成“反”，将“dict”想成“dictionary”（词典，即言辞）。合起来就是“相反的言辞”。