contradicting
contradicting — 動詞
- contradictingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- contradictings3rd person singular
- contradictinging-ing form
- contradictingedpast simple
1. When a person contradicts, they say the reverse of something another person has
反駁；矛盾
說出相反的話或彼此不一致
When a person contradicts, they say the reverse of something another person has just expressed. When facts or statements contradict, they do not match each other and cannot both be right at the same time.
Quinn kept contradicting the teacher during the science lesson, insisting the textbook was wrong.
Quinn 在自然課上不斷反駁老師，堅稱課本是錯的。
contradict + person for verbal opposition
The witness testimony contradicted the security camera footage the police had collected.
證人的證詞與警方蒐集的監視器畫面互相矛盾。
contradict + statement/fact for logical conflict
Soraya's cheerful smile contradicted the sadness in her eyes after the news arrived.
Soraya 收到消息後，笑容雖然燦爛，眼神卻透露出悲傷，表情與心情互相矛盾。
The lab results contradicted the early diagnosis, so Dr. Okafor ordered more tests.
檢驗結果與初期的診斷相互矛盾，所以 Okafor 醫生要求再做檢查。
If you love cats but complain about strays, you're contradicting yourself.
如果你愛貓卻又抱怨流浪貓，那你就是在自相矛盾。
- dispute
more active — involves arguing or questioning rather than simply stating the opposite
- deny
narrower — focuses on claiming something is not true, not on logical incompatibility
- refute
stronger — implies proving something is wrong with evidence, not merely asserting the opposite
- challenge
broader — can mean questioning or expressing doubt, not necessarily stating the opposite
文法句型
contradict + person
contradict + statement/fact
contradict + yourself
用法筆記
Frequently used with a person as direct object (contradicting me) or with an abstract noun such as claim, evidence, statement, report. The pattern contradict + yourself is common when pointing out someone's internal inconsistency. Stative uses (facts contradict each other) are more natural in simple present than progressive aspect.
常見錯誤
contradicting — 形容詞
- contradictingpositive
- more contradictingcomparative
- most contradictingsuperlative
1. Describing two or more things that point in opposite directions and cannot all b
矛盾的
互相衝突、彼此不一致的
Describing two or more things that point in opposite directions and cannot all be correct at the same time. Used of statements, evidence, reports, or opinions that conflict with one another.
The two witnesses gave contradicting accounts of the car accident outside the bank.
兩名目擊者對銀行外發生的車禍提出了矛盾的描述。
contradicting + accounts (attributive use)
Hugo received contradicting advice from the travel agent and the embassy website.
Hugo 從旅行社和大使館網站得到了互相矛盾的建議。
The study produced contradicting data that left the research team baffled for weeks.
這項研究產生了矛盾的數據，讓研究團隊困惑了好幾個星期。
Maja's directly contradicting budget statements prompted the manager to seek a third opinion.
Maja 那些直接互相矛盾的預算報表，促使主管尋求第三方的意見。
Newspapers printed contradicting reports about the election results on the same morning.
各家報紙在同一天早上刊登了關於選舉結果的矛盾報導。
- contradictory
the more common adjective form; interchangeable but preferred in most contexts
- conflicting
slightly softer — things that conflict may not be logically impossible, just hard to reconcile
- inconsistent
broader — means not matching or not in agreement, not necessarily opposite
- opposing
focuses on being on different sides rather than logical incompatibility
- consistent
not containing or showing any contradiction
- harmonious
in agreement; fitting together well
文法句型
contradicting + noun
be + contradicting
用法筆記
Less common than the adjective contradictory, which is the standard form in most contexts. Contradicting is primarily used attributively before nouns (contradicting reports, contradicting statements) rather than in predicative position. Reserve for formal or academic writing.