1. The prisoner''s statement was contradictory to the one he''d made earlier.
    那个囚犯的供词与早些时候说的相矛盾。

1. 矛盾的：那就太长了.● cabaletta 卡巴莱塔(跑马歌)--在意大利歌剧里的一种活泼抖擞的咏叹调( brisk aria) ,通常是紧接在一首较为庄严的,有内涵的(solemn, thoughtful)咏叹调之后 ; cabaletta常常显示心里的一种 矛盾的(contradictory)或是欢悦的( complimentary) 状态,

2. 反对的：contradictorily 反驳 | contradictory 反对的 | contradistinction 对比的不同

3. contradictory什么意思

3. 矛盾 对立：contradictone'selderorsuperiorcontradictone'selderorsuperiorbunt 顶撞 | contradictory 矛盾对立 | contradictory 反驳的

1. 互相矛盾的;相互对立的
    If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.

    e.g. Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment...
           海关官员们对这种设备作出了一系列互相矛盾的陈述。
    e.g. The public are capable of holding a number of apparently contradictory attitudes.
           公众可能会持有数种显然互相矛盾的态度。