contradiction in terms
英 [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn ɪn tɜːmz]
美 [ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃn ɪn tɜːrmz]
自相矛盾的说法
英英释义
noun
- (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
- the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction
双语例句
- They are the same. Regardless of your job or career, you are called to full-time Christian service. A "non-serving Christian" is a contradiction in terms.
不论你从事何种职业，你已被呼召作全时间的基督徒事奉，“不事奉的基督徒”这一个词本身就是矛盾的。 - Its style affirms that virtue without joy is a contradiction in terms.
该队的风格肯定了光球技高超但没有踢球的欢乐是自相矛盾的。 - A true woman is a contradiction in terms.
一个忠诚的女人在字面上就矛盾。 - He suspected that the notion of an honest politician was a contradiction in terms.
他怀疑“诚实的政客”这个提法在用词上自相矛盾。 - ` A generous miser 'is a contradiction in terms.
‘慷慨的吝啬鬼’在用词上自相矛盾。 - Young grandmother, I always thought, was the ultimate contradiction in terms.
我一直认为年轻的祖母是个最自相矛盾的说法了。 - In other words, to speak of a society without these costs entails a contradiction in terms.
换言之，说一个社会没有这些费用是矛盾的说法。 - An angelical fiend is a contradiction in terms.
天使般的恶魔－这是一种自相矛盾的说法。 - A public service run for profit — a contradiction in terms if there ever was one.
以营利为目的的公共服务机构——这是典型的用词上的自相矛盾（如果真有这种说法的话）。 - It is a contradiction in terms.
这在措词上是自相矛盾的。