1. A 'nomad settlement' is a contradiction in terms. “游牧者的定居”是用词上的自相矛盾。
2. Milton is also sensitive to the fact that the very phrase "Christian epic" is in some way a contradiction in terms. 弥尔顿对有些事实也很敏感,在某种意义上,“基督教史诗”这个词语,本身就是矛盾的。
3. A generous miser is a contradiction in terms. “慷慨的吝啬鬼”是一种语词矛盾的说法。