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;否認，反駁;
?? con(together)+tra+dict(say)+ion(名詞后綴)→矛盾；否定；反駁
"There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures."
這兩組數據相互矛盾。
近義：inconsistency, misinformation, misinterpretation, mistake, mistaking, misunderstanding
反義：backing, promotion, prop, support, endorsement
adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
afterlife
['ɑ:ft?laif]
n. <宗>來世;來生;余生;晚年;
"People of many religions believe in an afterlife."
很多宗教的信徒都相信來生.
近義：immortality, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, eternity
反義：massacre, slaughter, butchery
involved
[in'v?lvd]
adj. 復雜難懂的;與他人有密切關系的;受牽扯的;作為一部份參與的;
v. 表明（某人參與了罪行等）(involve的過去式和過去分詞);使參與;牽涉;使專心于;
"a detailed assessment of the risks involved"
對涉及風險的詳細評估
近義：implicated, intricate, knotty, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled
反義：uncommitted, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable