[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。
paradoxically
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 speech—paradoxical /ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkəl◂ $ -ˈdɑːk-/ adjective
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paradoxical
[ˌpærə'dɒksɪkl]
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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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