/ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn ||; ˌkɑntrəˈdɪkʃən/noun
[C,U] a statement, fact or action that is opposite to or different from another one 有抵触或矛盾的说法、事实或行为:
There were a number of contradictions in what he told the police.他对警方说的话有若干矛盾之处。This letter is in complete contradiction totheir previous one.这封信与他们先前的那封完全矛盾。
contradiction/͵kɑntrəˋdIkʃən; ˌkɒntrəˈdIkʃ$n/n 1 [C] a difference between two statements, facts etc which means they cannot both be true 矛盾﹐抵触: +between the contradiction between our figures and the official ones 我们的数据与官方数据的矛盾2 [U] when you say that someone else's opinion, statement etc is wrong 反驳﹐驳斥