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Paradoxical (adjective): Refers to something involving two facts or qualities that seem to contradict each other.

paradoxical (形容词):指涉及两种相互矛盾但似乎都是事实的特性的。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]自相矛盾的;似矛盾而(可能) 正确的 If something is paradoxical, it involves two facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other.
  • Some sedatives produce the paradoxical effect of making the person more anxious...

    一些镇静剂适得其反,加重了患者的焦虑。

  • We were a team of individuals — as paradoxical as that sounds.

    我们是一个保持了个体的团队——尽管这听起来自相矛盾。

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  • Paradoxically, the less you have to do the more you may resent the work that does come your way.

    矛盾的是,你手头的事越少,一旦有工作落在头上,你就越会愤愤不平。

  • ...a growing up that paradoxically involves remaining a child, too.

    一方面在成长、一方面还是个孩子的矛盾


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paradoxpar‧a‧dox /ˈpærədɒks $ -dɑːks/ ●○○ noun
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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 speechparadoxical /ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkəl◂ $ -ˈdɑːk-/ adjective
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paradoxical

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似是而非的 矛盾的 诡论的(100%)
adj.矛盾的;诡论的;似非而是的

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