🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6870 COCA: 6863

contradict

verb

con·​tra·​dict ˌkän-trə-ˈdikt How to pronounce contradict (audio)
contradicted; contradicting; contradicts

transitive verb

1
: to assert the contrary of : take issue with
contradict a rumor
She contradicted her brother's account of what happened.
2
: to imply the opposite or a denial of
Your actions contradict your words.
The evidence contradicts his testimony.
contradictable
ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-tə-bəl How to pronounce contradict (audio)
adjective
contradictor
ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-tər How to pronounce contradict (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for contradict

deny, gainsay, contradict, contravene mean to refuse to accept as true or valid.

deny implies a firm refusal to accept as true, to grant or concede, or to acknowledge the existence or claims of.

denied the charges

gainsay implies disputing the truth of what another has said.

no one can gainsay her claims

contradict implies an open or flat denial.

her account contradicts his

contravene implies not so much an intentional opposition as some inherent incompatibility.

laws that contravene tradition

Example Sentences

He contradicted the charges of his critics. My sister doesn't like being contradicted. The mayor's actions in office contradicted the promises he made during the campaign.
Recent Examples on the Web Indeed, state disclosure laws often contradict each other. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 3 Aug. 2022 However, betting against Wave leaders would contradict their history of achievement. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2022 His comments contradict a critique of the decision-making by law enforcement that was released last week by tactical response experts at Texas State University. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022 Box-office information does not contradict conservatives’ case. New York Times, 14 July 2022 Despite what the blog post implies, the existence of past warm periods does not contradict modern climate science, Laura Larocca, the study's lead author and postdoctoral fellow at Northern Arizona University, told USA TODAY. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 30 May 2022 The message seemed to contradict statements made by other members of the Taliban’s leadership in recent months, who have expressed an openness to a more inclusive government in order to gain international support. Hannah Ritchie, CNN, 2 July 2022 This seemed to contradict a previous remark from Feige from last year. Chris Smith, BGR, 31 Mar. 2022 But DeSantis himself seemed to contradict that in his remarks before signing the bill into law. Camille Squires, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin contradictus, past participle of contradicere, from contra- + dicere to say, speak — more at diction

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of contradict was in 1582

Phrases Containing contradict

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime