He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.
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n. 矛盾;否认，反驳;
💡 con(together)+tra+dict(say)+ion(名词后缀)→矛盾；否定；反驳
"There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures."
这两组数据相互矛盾。
近义：inconsistency, misinformation, misinterpretation, mistake, mistaking, misunderstanding
反义：backing, promotion, prop, support, endorsement
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
afterlife
['ɑ:ftəlaif]
n. <宗>来世;来生;余生;晚年;
"People of many religions believe in an afterlife."
很多宗教的信徒都相信来生.
近义：immortality, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, eternity
反义：massacre, slaughter, butchery
involved
[in'vɔlvd]
adj. 复杂难懂的;与他人有密切关系的;受牵扯的;作为一部份参与的;
v. 表明（某人参与了罪行等）(involve的过去式和过去分词);使参与;牵涉;使专心于;
"a detailed assessment of the risks involved"
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近义：implicated, intricate, knotty, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled
反义：uncommitted, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable