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contradict

“Contradict” 是一个英语动词,通常意为“互相冲突”或“驳斥”。

  1. Evidence seems to contradict this point of view. (这些证据似乎驳斥了这种观点。)
  2. The study’s findings seemingly contradict previous researches. (这项研究的结果似乎与先前的研究相矛盾。)
  3. Do not contradict yourself by saying one thing and doing another. (不要说一套做一套,自相矛盾。)

“Contradict”的词根主要来自拉丁语从“contra-”(表示 “against”,即“反对”)和 “dict”(取自 “dictare”,意为 “to speak”,即“说”)。

由此词根衍生的其他单词包括:contrary, contrast, contradict等。

“Contradict” 这个词在14世纪从拉丁词 “contradicere” 演变而来,其中 “contra-” 意为 “against”,“-dicere” 意为 “to speak” , 整个词的意义就是 “speak against”。

动词:Contradict (驳斥) 名词:Contradiction (矛盾) 形容词:Contradictory (矛盾的) 副词:Contradictorily (矛盾地)

你可以记住 “contra-” 表示 opposing 的意思, “dict” 是说的意思,结合起来就是反对某种说法或观点,就能记住单词 “contradict” 的意思了。

Once in a meeting, John claimed that he had completed the project on time. However, his coworker, Mary, contradicted him by showing evidence that he had missed the deadline. (在一次会议中,约翰声称他已经按时完成了项目。然而,他的同事玛丽通过展示证据驳斥了他,证明他错过了截止日期。)