contradiction in terms

contradiction in terms

美 　英

• un.〔数〕矛盾；稀罕事
• 网络自相矛盾的说法；言语矛盾；矛盾的名词

英汉解释

un.	1. 〔数〕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.

从表面来看，“一位谨慎的革命者”这一概念绝对是自相矛盾的。

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

他说，“公开就情报问题进行听证，这根本就自相矛盾。”

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.

勇气就其意义上讲几乎就是个矛盾，它意味着以一种时刻准备去死的形式表现一种强烈的求生欲望。

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，忠实反对派的主意在谈判中犹如一个矛盾。

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。

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

一个孀居女子到马特洛克岛那样的蜜月胜地去度假，真是一件稀罕事。

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

换言之，说一个社会没有这些费用是矛盾的说法。

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

30年前，我们会说，列宁资本主义是一个自相矛盾的概念，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.

脂肪可以让你瘦身——听起来象是个矛盾说法，但这就是棕色脂肪所起的作用。

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

有史以来，婚内强奸被认为是一种自相矛盾的说法。

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

从字面上看这好像是矛盾的，实际并非如此。

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

恰恰和它的名字相反，新河实际上是西半球最古老的河流之一。

Married bachelor " is a contradiction in terms. "

用词上是个矛盾。

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

一些科学家说他们希望这次疫情会是比较轻微的一次.这难道不是自相矛盾的说法吗？

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。

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

但是这样的广告在某种意义上说是互相矛盾的。

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

有些中国大陆球迷认为性感的桌球是种自相矛盾的说法。

"Creation science" is a contradiction in terms.

“神创论科学（Creationscience）”这个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”是用词上的自相矛盾。

A generous miser' is a contradiction in terms.

‘慷慨的吝啬鬼’在用词上自相矛盾。

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

这点看来似乎很矛盾，但造成这种状况的，可能是晶格点间原子的交换。

It's a contradiction in terms.

这是个自相矛盾的词。

It is a contradiction in terms.

这在措词上是自相矛盾的。

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

抱歉但那不是关系矛盾吗？