My dear boy, it's a contradiction in terms.

这个短语本来就互相矛盾。

The very idea of more humane war may seem a contradiction in terms.

更为人道的战争听起来似乎很矛盾。

Like, it's a contradiction in terms. An " original copy" .

就像，这是一个自相矛盾的说法。一份“原件”。

To say that Christ was or will be is a contradiction in terms. Jesus was.

说基督过去是或将来是自相矛盾的。耶稣是。

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，很明确是矛盾的。

If women are to be made virtuous by authority, which is a contradiction in terms, let them be immured in seraglios and watched with a jealous eye.

如果要通过权威使女性变得贤惠（这是一种自相矛盾的说法），那就让她们被禁锢在后宫中，用嫉妒的眼光注视着她们。

A poor noble was a contradiction in terms; if such a person existed, he could only be spoken of with wondering sadness, as though he were the victim of some freak of nature.

一个贫穷的贵族是自相矛盾的。如果真有这样的人，谈及他时只能带着莫名的悲伤，仿佛他是某种自然灾害的牺牲品。