contradiction
英 [kɒntrə'dɪkʃ(ə)n]
美[,kɑntrə'dɪkʃən]
- n. 矛盾；否认；反驳
英英释意
- 1. opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
- 2. (logic) a statement that is necessarily false;
- "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
- 3. the speech act of contradicting someone;
- "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"