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◣釋義◥
比喻言語或行事前後無法呼應，互相牴觸。
◣典源◥
《韓非子．難一》、《韓非子．難勢》。
◣典故說明◥
矛是攻擊的兵器，而盾是用來防禦兵器攻擊的器具。在戰國時代，韓非子說了一個故事：有個楚國人在市集上賣矛和盾。剛開始時先是誇讚他的盾說：「我這面盾非常堅固，任何鋒利的東西都刺不破它。」過了一會兒，又誇讚他的矛說：「我這隻矛是最鋒利的，沒有什麼東西是它不能刺破的。」這時，有人緊接著問說：「如果用你的矛刺你的盾，那結果會是怎樣呢？」這一問，讓賣矛與盾的人說不出話來。後來這個故事被濃縮成「自相矛盾」，用來比喻說的話或做的事前後不一致，互相牴觸。
◣例句◥：
1. 他昨天還告訴我吸煙容易得肺癌，今天又說吸煙好，真是自相矛盾。
2. 那個人最愛信口胡說，誇大事實，因此他的話常常前後不符，自相矛盾。
3. 又要馬兒肥，又要馬兒不吃草，真是「自相矛盾」。
Spear and Shield Contradicting Each Other
There was a man who was a seller of spears and shields. To advertise the firmness of his shields, he cried, "Look, nothing can penetrate my shields." A moment later, to advertise the sharpness of his spears, he cried, "Look, there's nothing they will not penetrate."
"How about using your own spear to try on your own shield?" someone asked. The man could not make a reply.
Hanfeizi (Writings of Han Fei)
There was a man who was a seller of spears and shields. To advertise the firmness of his shields, he cried, "Look, nothing can penetrate my shields." A moment later, to advertise the sharpness of his spears, he cried, "Look, there's nothing they will not penetrate."
"How about using your own spear to try on your own shield?" someone asked. The man could not make a reply.
Hanfeizi (Writings of Han Fei)
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