contradictory

英 [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪktəri]

美 [ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪktəri]

adj. 相互矛盾的; 对立的; 不一致的
n. 对立物; 矛盾因素

复数：contradictories　

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牛津词典

adj.

相互矛盾的；对立的；不一致的
containing or showing a contradiction
1. We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements.
  我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
2. The advice I received was often contradictory.
  我所得到的建议常常是相互矛盾的。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 互相矛盾的;相互对立的
If two or more facts, ideas, or statements arecontradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
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. The public are capable of holding a number of apparently contradictory attitudes.
  公众可能会持有数种显然互相矛盾的态度。
3. ...advice that sometimes is contradictory and confusing.
  有时候相互矛盾、颇令人费解的建议

双语例句

It is contradictory between people's profits and nature.
这是人与自然的利益之间的矛盾。
So, long end and brand are not contradictory, but it is two concepts of different classes.
因此，长尾和品牌不是矛盾的，而是两个不同类别的概念。
The attitude of society, government and business towards drink and drugs is contradictory and confusing.
社会、政府和企业对待酒精和毒品的态度彼此矛盾，而且令人困惑。
The public are capable of holding a number of apparently contradictory attitudes.
公众可能会持有数种显然互相矛盾的态度。
Reliability and speediness are contradictory in the digital communication systems which adopt error control in order to solve reliability.
在数字通信系统中可靠与快速往往是一对矛盾.为了解决可靠性，通信系统都采用了差错控制。
The promotion of official language and the preservation of mother tongues in the society with multi-lingual background are contradictory.
多语言多文化背景下官方语言的推广和弱势族群母语的传承和维护是一对矛盾。
Which of these contradictory views is the right one?
这些互相矛盾的观点中，哪一个才是正确的？
Social development was contradictory.
社会发展是矛盾的。
We must avoid contradictory arguments between our consciences and rules that demand us to act ethically.
我们必须避免我们的良心和要求我们按伦理行事的规则之间的矛盾冲突。
We all get confused about the contradictory messages that life and politics send.
生活经验与政治口号的矛盾把我们都搞糊涂了。