contradictory
contradictory 英 [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri] 美 [ˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri]
adj. 矛盾的
名词复数:contradictories
- A contradictory statement is one that says two things that cannot both be true. An example: My sister is jealous of me because I'm an only child.
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- adj. 矛盾的
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1. We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.
我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
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2. The advice I received was often contradictory.
我所得到的建议常常是相互矛盾的。
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3. We have contradictory evidence.
我们有相互矛盾的证据。
- contradictory (adj.) 1530s, "mutually opposed, at variance, inconsistent, incapable of being true together," from Late Latin contradictorius "containing a contradiction or objection," from contradictus, past participle of contradicere "to speak against" (see contradiction).
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