contradictory

英 [ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.tər.i]      美 [ˌkɑːn.trəˈdɪk.tɚ.i]
  • adj. 矛盾的;反对的;反驳的;抗辩的
  • n. 对立物;矛盾因素
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记忆“contradictory”可以通过拆分词根和联想。可以将单词拆分为“contra-”和“-dictory”。

1. “contra-”表示“反对”或“相反”。
2. “dictory”来源于“dict”,与“dictate”(命令)有关,意味着说或做。

将这两个部分结合起来,想象一个命令或说法同时具有反对或相反的特质,形成一个矛盾的状态,这样就能记住“contradictory”表示“矛盾的”或“相冲突的”这一含义。

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contradictory (adj.)
1530s, "mutually opposed, at variance," from Late Latin contradictorius "containing a contradiction or objection," from contradictus, past participle of contradicere (see contradiction). Meaning "fond of contradicting" is from 1891. Used earlier as a noun (late 14c.).
1. Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment.
海关官员们对这种设备作出了一系列互相矛盾的陈述。
2. He is notorious for making unexpected, often self-contradictory, comments.
他发表的那些出人意料而且经常自相矛盾的评论令他臭名昭著。
3. We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.
我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
4. The evidence demonstrates how easily people can hold mutually contradictory beliefs.
证据表明人很容易持有相互矛盾的信念.
5. The argument is internally contradictory.
论据本身自相矛盾.