Irish bull 自相矛盾,荒唐可笑的说法
典故:据说,Irish bull最初特指爱尔兰人自恃有文化教养的英格兰人认为爱尔兰人说话不合逻辑,而bull在古英语中指逻辑上的错误。不过,随着时间的推移,这种印有民族歧视的烙印已慢慢隐退,现代意义上的Irish bull泛指任何人说法上的逻辑错误。
例句: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。
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