contradiction in terms

contradiction in terms

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• un.〔數〕矛盾；稀罕事
• 網絡自相矛盾的說法；言語矛盾；矛盾的名詞

英漢解釋

un.	1. 〔數〕矛盾 2. 稀罕事

例句

The very idea of a cautious revolutionary would seem, on the face of it, a contradiction in terms.

從表面來看，“一位謹慎的革命者”這一概念絕對是自相矛盾的。

"An open hearing on intelligence matters is something of a contradiction in terms, " he said.

他說，“公開就情報問題進行聽證，這根本就自相矛盾。”

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die. --G. K. CHESTERTON.

勇氣就其意義上講幾乎就是個矛盾，它意味著以一種時刻準備去死的形式表現一種強烈的求生欲望。

The idea of a loyal opposition still sounds in many parts of the world like a contradiction in terms.

在世界的很多地方，忠實反對派的主意在談判中猶如一個矛盾。

Regardless of your job or career, you are called to full-time Christian service. A "non-serving Christian" is a contradiction in terms.

不論你從事何種職業，你已被呼召作全時間的基督徒事奉，“不事奉的基督徒”這一個詞本身就是矛盾的。

A lone woman going on holiday to a honeymoon island like Matlock was a contradiction in terms.

一個孀居女子到馬特洛克島那樣的蜜月勝地去度假，真是一件稀罕事。

In other words, to speak of a society without these costs entails a contradiction in terms.

換言之，說一個社會沒有這些費用是矛盾的說法。

Thirty years ago we would have said that Leninist capitalism was a contradiction in terms, like fried snowballs.

30年前，我們會說，列寧資本主義是一個自相矛盾的概念，就像如油炸冰淇淋。

Fat that keeps you lean sounds like a contradiction in terms, but that's what brown fat does.

脂肪可以讓你瘦身——聽起來象是個矛盾說法，但這就是棕色脂肪所起的作用。

Throughout much of history, marital rape was considered a contradiction in terms.

有史以來，婚內強奸被認為是一種自相矛盾的說法。

It sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it's not.

從字面上看這好像是矛盾的，實際并非如此。

A contradiction in terms, The New River is the oldest river in the western hemisphere.

恰恰和它的名字相反，新河實際上是西半球最古老的河流之一。

Married bachelor " is a contradiction in terms. "

用詞上是個矛盾。

Some scientists say they're hoping for a "mild pandemic" . Isn't this a contradiction in terms?

一些科學家說他們希望這次疫情會是比較輕微的一次.這難道不是自相矛盾的說法嗎？

Its style affirms that virtue without joy is a contradiction in terms.

該隊的風格肯定了光球技高超但沒有踢球的歡樂是自相矛盾的。

But virtuous advertising in this sense is a contradiction in terms.

但是這樣的廣告在某種意義上說是互相矛盾的。

Some Chinese fans said sexy table tennis is a contradiction in terms.

有些中國大陸球迷認為性感的桌球是種自相矛盾的說法。

"Creation science" is a contradiction in terms.

“神創論科學（Creationscience）”這個名字自身就是自相矛盾的。

A 'nomad settlement' is a contradiction in terms.

“游牧者的定居”是用詞上的自相矛盾。

A generous miser' is a contradiction in terms.

‘慷慨的吝嗇鬼’在用詞上自相矛盾。

That seems like a contradiction in terms, but the exchange of atoms between lattice sites might allow it.

這點看來似乎很矛盾，但造成這種狀況的，可能是晶格點間原子的交換。

It's a contradiction in terms.

這是個自相矛盾的詞。

It is a contradiction in terms.

這在措詞上是自相矛盾的。

I'm sorry, but isn't that a contradiction in terms?

抱歉但那不是關系矛盾嗎？