（每日一词）contradict

contradict verb  反驳，否定；（事实或声明）（与…）相矛盾，（与…）有抵触

UK   /ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪkt/ 

US   /ˌkɑːn.trəˈdɪkt/

meaning: (of people) to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong

例句：If you're both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don't contradict each other! 如果你们俩都要撒谎，至少也要口径一致，不要互相矛盾！

例句：He kept contradicting himself when we were arguing - I think he was a bit confused. 我们争论时他一直自相矛盾——我想他有点糊涂了。

例句：How dare you contradict (me)! 你怎么敢顶撞我！

词汇助记：

1）前缀：contra- 相反，相对抗

2）词根：dict- 说话，dictionary 字典