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self-contradictory

🇬🇧 UK/'self,kɔntrə'diktəri/🇺🇸 US/'self,kɔntrә'diktәri/

Definitions

adj.

Containing statements or ideas that contradict each other; logically inconsistent.

自相矛盾的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
selfself, own
+
contraagainst, opposite
+
dictsay, speak, declare
+
oryrelating to, connected with
=self-contradictory

Common Collocations

  • 1.self-contradictory statement自相矛盾的陈述
  • 2.self-contradictory argument自相矛盾的论点
  • 3.[self-contradictory position]自相矛盾的立场
  • 4.self-contradictory logic自相矛盾的逻辑

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His self-contradictory testimony damaged his credibility in court.

  • 2.

    The policy is self-contradictory, claiming to protect jobs while cutting funding.

  • 3.

    Critics argued that the candidate's self-contradictory statements revealed poor judgment.

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