paradox

英 [ˈpærədɒks]

美 [ˈpærədɑːks]

n.  矛盾的人(或事物、情况); 似非而是的隽语; 悖论; 悖论修辞

复数：paradoxes　

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牛津词典

noun

• 矛盾的人（或事物、情况）
  a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange
  1. He was a paradox─a loner who loved to chat to strangers.
     他真是个矛盾人物，生性孤僻却又喜欢和陌生人闲聊。
  2. It is a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives.
     这真是个奇怪的矛盾现象——职业喜剧演员的私人生活往往并不快乐。
• 似非而是的隽语；悖论；悖论修辞
  a statement containing two opposite ideas that make it seem impossible or unlikely, although it is probably true; the use of this in writing
  1. ‘More haste, less speed’ is a well-known paradox.
     “欲速则不达”是人们熟知的似非而是的隽语。
  2. It's a work full of paradox and ambiguity.
     这部作品充满了似非而是及模棱两可之处。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 自相矛盾；有矛盾特点的情况
  You describe a situation as aparadoxwhen it involves two or more facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other.
  1. The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial systems...
     矛盾之处在于这个地区最有活力的经济体却有着最落后的金融体系。
  2. The paradox of exercise is that while using a lot of energy it seems to generate more...
     锻炼奇怪的地方在于它会越活动越有劲。
  3. Death itself is a paradox, the end yet the beginning.
     死亡本身就是自相矛盾的，既是终结也是开始。
• N-VAR 悖论；自相矛盾的说法；似矛盾而（可能）正确的说法
  Aparadoxis a statement in which it seems that if one part of it is true, the other part of it cannot be true.
  1. The story contains many levels of paradox...
     这个故事存在多重悖论。
  2. Although I'm so successful I'm really rather a failure. That's a paradox, isn't it?
     虽然我非常成功，可事实上我却是个相当失败的人。这句话自相矛盾，是吧？

英英释义

noun

• (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
  1. `I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false

双语例句

• Paradox and discovery are two sides of the same coin.
  矛盾和发现是同一枚硬币的两面。
• Perceptively, Keynes anticipated the development of a paradox.
  凯恩斯敏锐地预见到了一个悖论的演变。
• This outbreak of defensiveness embodies one paradox and several myths.
  排外行动的爆发，体现了一个矛盾和几个“神话”。
• Death itself is a paradox, the end yet the beginning.
  死亡本身就是自相矛盾的，既是终结也是开始。
• The science of happiness offers two explanations for the paradox.
  快乐学为这一矛盾提供了两个解释。
• The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial systems
  矛盾之处在于这个地区最有活力的经济体却有着最落后的金融体系。
• The story contains many levels of paradox
  这个故事存在多重悖论。
• Although I'm so successful I'm really rather a failure. That's a paradox, isn't it?
  虽然我非常成功，可事实上我却是个相当失败的人。这句话自相矛盾，是吧？
• This paper puts forward a paradox of voluntary disclosure of earnings forecast to listed companies.
  本文提出了一个关于上市公司盈利预测信息自愿性披露的悖论。
• Perhaps I illuminate the paradox many modern women face.
  也许我展现了和许多现代女性相反的一面。