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contradiction 音標拼音: [k ,ɑntrəd'ɪkʃən] n. 矛盾,不一致;否認,反駁 矛盾,不一致;否認,反駁 contradiction n 1: opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas 2: ( logic) a statement that is necessarily false; " the statement ` he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" [ synonym: { contradiction}, { contradiction in terms}] 3: the speech act of contradicting someone; " he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction" Contradiction \ Con` tra* dic" tion\, n. [ L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying. [ 1913 Webster] His fair demands Shall be accomplished without contradiction. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent. [ 1913 Webster] can he make deathless death? That were to make Strange contradiction. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] We state our experience and then we come to a manly resolution of acting in contradiction to it. -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] Both parts of a contradiction can not possibly be true. -- Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster] Of contradictions infinite the slave. -- Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster] { Principle of contradiction} ( Logic), the axiom or law of thought that a thing cannot be and not be at the same time, or a thing must either be or not be, or the same attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and denied of the same subject; also called the { law of the excluded middle}. Note: It develops itself in three specific forms which have been called the " Three Logical Axioms." First, " A is A." Second, " A is not Not- A" Third, " Everything is either A or Not- A." [ 1913 Webster] 159 Moby Thesaurus words for " contradiction": abjuration, abjurement, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, answer, antagonism, antipathy, antithesis, argumentation, backlash, bucking, challenge, chucking, chucking out, clashing, collision, complete answer, conflict, confounding, confrontation, confutation, contempt, contention, contradistinction, contraindication, contraposition, contrariety, contrary assertion, contrast, contravention, contraversion, controversion, controversy, counteraction, countering, counterposition, counterworking, crankiness, cross- purposes, crosscurrent, crossing, crotchetiness, declination, declining, demolition, denial, despisal, despising, difference, disaccord, disaccordance, disaffirmation, disagreement, disallowance, disapproval, disavowal, discard, disclaimer, disclamation, discord, discordance, discordancy, discounting, discrediting, discrepancy, disharmony, dismissal, disownment, disparity, disproof, disregard, dissension, dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, divergence, diversity, effective rejoinder, exception, exclusion, faction, forswearing, friction, gainsaying, head wind, hostility, ignoring, impugnation, impugnment, inaccordance, inconsistency, inequality, inimicalness, interference, jarring, kick, negation, nonacceptance, nonapproval, nonconformity, nonconsideration, nullification, opposing, oppositeness, opposition, opposure, oppugnance, oppugnancy, oppugnation, overthrow, overthrowal, passing by, perverseness, perversity, polarity, putting away, putting out, reaction, rebuff, rebutment, rebuttal, recalcitrance, recantation, recoil, refusal, refutal, refutation, rejection, renitency, renouncement, renunciation, repercussion, repudiation, repugnance, repulse, resistance, retractation, retraction, revocation, revolt, scouting, showdown, spurning, squelch, standing against, subversion, swimming upstream, throwing out, traversal, turning out, undercurrent, undermining, unharmoniousness, upset, upsetting, varianceCONTRADICTION. The incompatibility, contrariety, and evident opposition of two ideas, which are the subject of one and the same proposition. 2. In general, when a party accused of a crime contradicts himself, it is presumed he does so because he is guilty for truth does not contradict itself, and is always consistent, whereas falsehood is in general inconsistent and the truth of some known facts will contradict the falsehood of those which are falsely alleged to be true. But there must still be much caution used by the judge, as there may be sometimes apparent contradictions which arise either from the timidity, the ignorance, or the inability of the party to explain himself, when in fact he tells the truth. 3. When a witness contradicts himself as to something which is important in the case, his testimony will be much weakened, or it may be entirely discredited and when he relates a story of facts which he alleges passed only in his presence, and he is contradicted as to other facts which are known to others, his credit will be much impaired. 4. When two witnesses, or other persons, state things directly opposed to each other, it is the duty of the judge or jury to reconcile these apparent contradictions; but when this cannot be done, the more improbable statement must be rejected; or, if both are entitled to the same credit, then the matter is as if no proof had been given. See Circumstances.
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