詞彙精選：contradict的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

反駁，駁斥；否認 [I,T]

例句：

Don't contradict me.

不要反駁我。

例句：

He contradicted his own statement.

他否認他自己說過的話。

與…矛盾，與…背道而馳，同…牴觸，違背 [I,T]

例句：

You contradict yourself.

你自相矛盾。

例句：

Mr Grant feels that the cutbacks contradict the Government's commitment to better educational standards.

格蘭特先生感覺這些縮減措施和政府提高教育水平的承諾背道而馳。

二、詞義辨析：

contradict,deny,oppose,refute

這些動詞都含“否定，否認”，“反駁，反對”之意。contradict指肯定地否認、反對或反駁某事，堅持相反的意見。deny普通用詞，側重否認意見或言論的真實性，尤指否定他人的指控或責難。 oppose普通的廣泛用詞。指不作爭論或不提出論據而無理由地反對；也指任何溫和、有理由的反對或否定。refute語氣較強，強調憑推理或證據駁斥一項主張或言論。

三、參考例句：

You contradict yourself.

你自相矛盾。

Don't contradict me.

不要反駁我。

The two statements contradict each other.

兩種說法相互牴觸。

Read not to contradict and confute.

讀書時不可存心詰難作者。

They contradict each other all the time.

他們總是相互牴觸。

It's difficult to contradict someone politely.

彬彬有禮地反駁別人是很難做到的。

Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.

She waxes righteously indignant if anyone tries to contradict her.

如果有人想反駁她，她說起話來就會義憤填膺。

It was saucy of you to contradict your boss.

你頂撞你的老闆真是沒禮貌。

She will fly into a passion if you contradict her.

你如果反駁她，她會勃然大怒。