/,kɒntrə'dɪkʃn; ,kɑntrə`dɪkʃən/
n
1 (a) [U] contradicting 反驳; 矛盾; 对立
*She will permit no contradiction. 她决不允许有异议.
(b) [C] instance of this 矛盾
*That's a flat contradiction of what you said before. 这可和你以前说的恰恰相反.
2 ~ (between sth and sth)
(a) [U] absence of agreement (between statements, facts, etc) （两种说法、事实等之间的）不一致, 矛盾, 对立
*I find no contradiction between his publicly expressed opinions and his private actions. 我觉得他的公开言论与私下行为并无二致.
* His private actions are in direct contradiction to/with (ie directly contradict) his publicly expressed opinions. 他私下的行为跟公开的言论完全是两码事.
(b) [C] instance of this 不一致; 矛盾; 对立
*It's a contradiction to love animals and yet wear furs. 又爱护动物又穿毛皮服装, 是自相矛盾的.
3 (idm 习语) a ,contradiction in `terms statement containing two words which contradict each other's meaning 语词矛盾
*`A generous miser' is a contradiction in terms. ｀慷慨的吝啬鬼＇在用词上自相矛盾.

n
[C]
a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true
　apparent contradictions in the defendant's testimony
contradiction between
　a contradiction between the government's ideas and its actual policy
[U]
the act of saying that someone else's opinion, statement etc is wrong or not true
　You can say what you like without fear of contradiction .
a contradiction in terms
a combination of words that seem to be the opposite of each other, with the result that the phrase has no clear meaning
　'Permanent revolution' is a contradiction in terms.
in (direct) contradiction to sth
in a way that is opposite to a belief or statement
　Your behaviour is in direct contradiction to the principles you claim to have.