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a lack of agreement between facts, opinions, actions, etc. （事实、看法、行动等的）不一致，矛盾，对立 - contradiction (between A and B)
There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures. 这两组数据相互矛盾。 How can we resolve this apparent contradiction? 我们怎样才能解决这个明显的矛盾呢？ - in contradiction to something
His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle. 他的公开言论与他本人的生活方式恰恰相反。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1That's in direct contradiction to what he said yesterday. 这一说法同他昨天所说的有直接矛盾。 There is an apparent contradiction between the needs of workers and those of employers. 工人的需要同雇主的需要之间存在明显的矛盾。 There's a basic contradiction in the whole idea of paying for justice. 用金钱换取公正这一想法存在着一个基本的矛盾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- direct
- flat
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- in contradiction to
- in contradiction with
- contradiction between
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- a contradiction in terms
- contradiction (between A and B)
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the act of saying that something that somebody else has said is wrong or not true; an example of this 反驳；驳斥 I think I can say, without fear of contradiction, that… 就算有人反驳，我也敢说… - contradiction of something
Now you say you both left at ten—that's a contradiction of your last statement. 你现在说你们俩是十点钟离开的，这可和你上次的说法不一致。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin contradictio(n-), from the verb contradicere, originally contra dicere ‘speak against’.
Idioms
a contradiction in terms
a statement containing two words that contradict each other’s meaning 自相矛盾的说法