contradictions

英 [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃənz]

美 [ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃənz]

n.  (事实、看法、行动等的)不一致，矛盾，对立; 反驳; 驳斥
contradiction的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 矛盾;不一致
  If you describe an aspect of a situation as acontradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
  1. ...the contradictions between her private life and the public persona...
     她的私生活与公众形象之间的巨大反差
  2. The performance seemed to me unpardonable, a contradiction of all that the Olympics is supposed to be...
     在我看来，这次的表现是不可宽恕的，和奥运精神完全相悖。
  3. The militants see no contradiction in using violence to bring about a religious state.
     好战者觉得用暴力建立一个宗教国家这种做法并无矛盾之处。
• PHRASE 自相矛盾的说法
  If you say that something is acontradiction in terms, you mean that it is described as having a quality that it cannot have.
  1. 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）。

双语例句

• The contradictions are sharpening.
  矛盾正在加剧。
• He elucidated the universality of contradictions in his paper.
  他在论文中阐发了矛盾的普遍性。
• Riddled with a thousand gaping wounds, this reactionary clique is now beset with difficulties and contradictions both in internal and external affairs.
  今天，这个反动集团百孔千疮，内外交困，矛盾重重。
• The period of transition is full of contradictions and struggles.
  过渡时期充满着矛盾和斗争。
• Here there have been inner contradictions and confusion, struggling in the dream and reality, at a loss.
  在这里有过内心的矛盾和困惑，挣扎在梦想和现实中，不知所措。
• The harmonious society is not the one without contradictions, but the one which can resolve contradictions.
  和谐社会并不是没有矛盾或冲突的社会，而是一个有能力化解和容纳矛盾或冲突的社会。
• The great revolutions in modern and contemporary China have emerged and grown on the basis of these basic contradictions.
  伟大的近代和现代的中国革命，是在这些基本矛盾的基础之上发生和发展起来的。
• The contradictions within the ranks of the people in our country also find expression among the intellectuals.
  我国人民内部的矛盾，在知识分子中间也表现出来了。
• The contradictions are becoming increasingly acute.
  矛盾日益尖锐。
• The various countries should settle disputes and resolve contradictions through dialogue and consultation.
  各国应该通过对话和协商解决争端和矛盾。