英语单词短语词组“a contradiction in terms”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

a contradiction in terms

phrase

acombinationof words that isnonsensebecause some of the wordssuggesttheoppositeof some of theothers:

Manypeoplethinkthat anhonestpoliticianis acontradictioninterms.

We went on ananarchistmarch, which iskindof acontradictioninterms.

Manyengineersconsidersustainableconcreteacontradictioninterms.

He hasproducedasubtlethriller, if that's not acontradictioninterms.

See also

contradiction

(Definition ofa contradiction in termsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

单词	a contradiction in terms
释义	a contradiction in terms phrase acombinationof words that isnonsensebecause some of the wordssuggesttheoppositeof some of theothers: Manypeoplethinkthat anhonestpoliticianis acontradictioninterms. We went on ananarchistmarch, which iskindof acontradictioninterms. Manyengineersconsidersustainableconcreteacontradictioninterms. He hasproducedasubtlethriller, if that's not acontradictioninterms. See also contradiction (Definition ofa contradiction in termsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/contradiction-in-terms##
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