vt.
- 否定(陳述等);反駁;提出論據反對
The eyewitness
contradicted earlier testimony.
目擊者駁斥了早些時提出的證詞。
- 與……矛盾;與……抵觸
The facts
contradict his theory.
那些事實與他的理論相悖。
vi.
- 否認;反駁;發生矛盾
衍生
n.
contradictor; contradicter
辨析
v.
deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.
▸assert the opposite of a statement made by (someone).
Derivative
Etymology
C16: from L. contradict-, contradicere ‘speak against’.