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paradoxical adj.荒谬的 Paradoxical is an adjective that describes a paradox, something with two meanings that don’t make sense together. Its Greek roots translate to “contrary opinion,” and when two different opinions collide in one statement or action, that’s paradoxical. In Shakespeare’s play "Hamlet," Hamlet’s mother marries the man who killed Hamlet’s father, but she doesn’t know it. As Hamlet plots to kill the murderer to protect his mother, he says this paradoxical phrase: “I must be cruel to be kind.” ★☆☆☆☆ 2008.0

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[ˌpærə'dɔksikəl] “You have to spend money to make money.” That’s a paradoxical statement used by people in business, and it seems to say two opposite things that contradict each other, but if you think about it, it’s actually kind of true. His argument is that the unusual history of these people has subjected them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this paradoxical state of affairs. 1[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。paradoxicallyParadoxically, 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

英语单词	paradoxical
英美音标	[ˌpærə'dɔksikəl]
中文释义	adj.荒谬的
vocab简明	“You have to spend money to make money.” That’s a paradoxical statement used by people in business, and it seems to say two opposite things that contradict each other, but if you think about it, it’s actually kind of true.
vocab扩展	Paradoxical is an adjective that describes a paradox, something with two meanings that don’t make sense together. Its Greek roots translate to “contrary opinion,” and when two different opinions collide in one statement or action, that’s paradoxical. In Shakespeare’s play "Hamlet," Hamlet’s mother marries the man who killed Hamlet’s father, but she doesn’t know it. As Hamlet plots to kill the murderer to protect his mother, he says this paradoxical phrase: “I must be cruel to be kind.”
真题原句	His argument is that the unusual history of these people has subjected them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this paradoxical state of affairs.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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
来源	2008.0

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