| 单词 | contradictory |
| 释义 | contradictory (once / 1236 pages) adjn 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. Contradictory is related to the verb contradict, which means to say or do the opposite, and contrary, which means to take an opposite view. When witnesses give contradictory accounts of crimes—one saying the assailant had a knife and the other a gun—police officers often assume that at least one of the witnesses is lying. WORD FAMILYcontradictory: contradictories, contradictorily, contradictoriness, self-contradictory+/contradict: contradicted, contradicting, contradiction, contradictory, contradicts/contradiction: contradictions, self-contradiction/contradictoriness: contradictorinesses USAGE EXAMPLESThere were contradictory testimonies about the shirt Rasputin was wearing. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) It is always uneven, discontinuous, reversible, contradictory, producing winners and losers, no force of nature but manmade.” The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) After a few years, Hammer was getting older and realized the role was “contradictory to the way he lived,” Chris Darnold said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj unable to be both true at the same time Syn mutually exclusive incompatible not compatible 2adj of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false `perfect' and `imperfect' are contradictory terms Syn antonymous of words: having opposite meanings 3adj in disagreement " contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness"- John Morley Syn at odds, conflicting, self-contradictory inconsistent displaying a lack of consistency 4adj that confounds or contradicts or confuses Syn confounding unsupportive not furnishing support or assistance 5n two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time Hyper logical relation a relation between propositions |
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