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

But, somewhat curiously, these contradictory approaches are under attack simultaneously.
但有些奇怪的是，这两种相互矛盾的机制现在同时受到了攻击。
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。
New information can be contradictory, but facts and entailments can only be added, never deleted.
新的信息可以是和旧的信息矛盾的，但是事实和推导只能被增加而不能被删减。
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。
In fact, love isn't contradictory to freedom.
其实，爱和自由是不矛盾的。
Some anthropological hypotheses may appear to be contradictory but actually are not.
一些人类学的假设看起来可能是矛盾的，但事实上并非如此。
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。
Playing different roles at different times in Chinese history, their representation in historical sources is contradictory.
他们在不同历史时期扮演着不同的角色，在中国的历史记载中，对他们的描述充满了矛盾。
The answers to this question were various and contradictory.
对这个问题的回答前后不同，而且自相矛盾。
The contradictory statements are symptoms of disarray in the administration.
这些互相矛盾的说法反映了管理的混乱。