ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, direct, flat完全的矛盾;直接的抵觸;斷然的反駁▸➤blatant, glaring, obvious公然的違反;明顯的矛盾▸➤basic, fundamental基本的矛盾;根本的抵觸◇There's a basic contradiction in the whole idea of paying for justice.用金錢換取公正這一想法存在着一個基本的矛盾。➤inherent固有的矛盾➤logical邏輯上的矛盾▸➤apparent, seeming表面上的矛盾▸➤inner, internal內在/內部矛盾PREPOSITION➤in contradiction to, in contradiction with與⋯相矛盾◇That's in direct contradiction to what he said yesterday.這一說法同他昨天所說的有直接矛盾。➤contradiction between⋯之間的矛盾◇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間存在明顯的矛盾。➤contradiction of與⋯矛盾◇That's a contradiction of what you just said.這話與你剛才所說的相矛盾。PHRASES➤a contradiction in terms說法上的自相矛盾◇The idea is almost a contradiction in terms.這主意本身幾乎就是自相矛盾的。