中文翻译与英英解释 | 自相矛盾的说法。
| | | irish: adj. 爱尔兰的;爱尔兰人的;爱尔兰语的。 too ( ... | | bull: n. 滑稽的矛盾,可笑的错误。 | |
An Irish bull is a ludicrous, incongruent or logically absurd statement, generally unrecognized as such by its author. |
例句与用法 | 1. | " it was hereditary in his family to have no children " is a well known irish bull “没有后嗣是他家族的遗传”这句话是众所周知的自相矛盾的笑话。
| | 2. | Irish by name and irish by nature , says mr stephen , and he sent the ale purling about . an irish bull in an english chinashop “名称与产地均为爱尔兰, ”斯蒂芬先生曰,并依次为众人斟浓啤酒,一如闯入英国瓷器店中之一头爱尔兰公牛。
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