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paradox paradox ★☆☆☆☆/pæ̱rədɒks/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]自相矛盾；有矛盾特点的情况 You describe a situation as a paradox when it involves two or more facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other. 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 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。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。2[N-VAR	可变名词]悖论；自相矛盾的说法；似矛盾而（可能）正确的说法 A paradox is a statement in which it seems that if one part of it is true, the other part of it cannot be true. 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？ paradoxpar‧a‧dox /ˈpærədɒks $ -dɑːks/ ●○○ noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1[countable] a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different:  It’s a paradox that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty.2[countable] a statement that seems impossible because it contains two opposing ideas that are both true:  The paradox is that fishermen would catch more fish if they fished less.3[uncountable] the use of statements that are a paradox in writing or speech—paradoxical /ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkəl◂ $ -ˈdɑːk-/ adjective

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Collins	paradox ★☆☆☆☆ /pæ̱rədɒks/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]自相矛盾；有矛盾特点的情况 You describe a situation as a paradox when it involves two or more facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other. 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 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。 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。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]悖论；自相矛盾的说法；似矛盾而（可能）正确的说法 A paradox is a statement in which it seems that if one part of it is true, the other part of it cannot be true. 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？
Oxford	para·dox / ˈpærədɒks ; NAmE ˈpærədɑːks / noun 1 [countable ] a person, thing or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange 矛盾的人（或事物、情况） ◆ 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间聊。 ◆ 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。 2 [countable , uncountable ] a statement containing two opposite ideas that make it seem impossible or unlikely, although it is probably true; the use of this in writing 似非而是的隽语；悖论；悖论修辞 ◆ ‘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。 ◆ 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。 ▶ para·dox·ical / ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkl ; NAmE ˌpærəˈdɑːksɪkl / adjective ◆ It is paradoxical that some of the poorest people live in some of the richest areas of the country. 某些最贫穷的人却住在这个国家一些最富有的地区，这似乎很矛盾。 para·dox·ic·al·ly / ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkli ; NAmE ˌpærəˈdɑːksɪkli / adverb ◆ Paradoxically, the less she ate, the fatter she got. 很矛盾的是，她吃得越少，却变得越胖。 paradox paradoxes para·dox / ˈpærədɒks ; NAmE ˈpærədɑːks / para·dox·ical / ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkl ; NAmE ˌpærəˈdɑːksɪkl / para·dox·ic·al·ly / ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkli ; NAmE ˌpærəˈdɑːksɪkli /
LDC	paradoxpar‧a‧dox /ˈpærədɒks $ -dɑːks/ ●○○ noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1[countable] a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different: It’s a paradox that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty.2[countable] a statement that seems impossible because it contains two opposing ideas that are both true: The paradox is that fishermen would catch more fish if they fished less.3[uncountable] the use of statements that are a paradox in writing or speech—paradoxical /ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkəl◂ $ -ˈdɑːk-/ adjective
WDF	paradox [ˈpærədɒks] CET6TEM4考研GREIELTS n6874 3176 277 386 689 377 1447 NOUN10400 50617 Spoken: 83302019 paradoxes[254] 悖论(93%)，似非而是的论点(5%)，自相矛盾的话(2%) n.悖论，反论；似非而是的论点；自相矛盾的人或事

Paradox Situation Statement ˈpærədɒks Noun Ideas Involves Qualities

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