单词contradiction in terms
un.: 〔数〕矛盾；稀罕事
稀罕事
〔数〕矛盾
The very idea of a cautious revolutionary would seem, on the face of it, a contradiction in terms.
从表面来看，“一位谨慎的革命者”这一概念绝对是自相矛盾的。
"An open hearing on intelligence matters is something of a contradiction in terms, " he said.
他说，“公开就情报问题进行听证，这根本就自相矛盾。”
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die. --G. K. CHESTERTON.
勇气就其意义上讲几乎就是个矛盾，它意味着以一种时刻准备去死的形式表现一种强烈的求生欲望。
The idea of a loyal opposition still sounds in many parts of the world like a contradiction in terms.
在世界的很多地方，忠实反对派的主意在谈判中犹如一个矛盾。
Regardless of your job or career, you are called to full-time Christian service. A "non-serving Christian" is a contradiction in terms.
不论你从事何种职业，你已被呼召作全时间的基督徒事奉，“不事奉的基督徒”这一个词本身就是矛盾的。
A lone woman going on holiday to a honeymoon island like Matlock was a contradiction in terms.
一个孀居女子到马特洛克岛那样的蜜月胜地去度假，真是一件稀罕事。
In other words, to speak of a society without these costs entails a contradiction in terms.
换言之，说一个社会没有这些费用是矛盾的说法。
Thirty years ago we would have said that Leninist capitalism was a contradiction in terms, like fried snowballs.
30年前，我们会说，列宁资本主义是一个自相矛盾的概念，就像如油炸冰淇淋。
Fat that keeps you lean sounds like a contradiction in terms, but that"s what brown fat does.
脂肪可以让你瘦身——听起来象是个矛盾说法，但这就是棕色脂肪所起的作用。
Throughout much of history, marital rape was considered a contradiction in terms.
有史以来，婚内强奸被认为是一种自相矛盾的说法。