contradiction的词源

英文词源

contradiction (n.)

late 14c., from Old French contradiction or directly from Latin contradictionem (nominative contradictio) "a reply, objection, counterargument," noun of action from past participle stem of contradicere, in classical Latin contra dicere "to speak against," from contra "against" (see contra) + dicere "to speak" (see diction).

中文词源

contradiction：反驳；矛盾

词根词缀： contra- 反对,相反 + -dict-说,讲 + -ion名词词尾

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