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paradox n.悖论；似非而是的论点；自相矛盾的话 (1) 在非洲大舞台上大猩猩有点象似是而非的隽语。(2) 这种悖论是不能解释的，你必须经历它。(3) ｀欲速不达＇是人所熟知的隽语。(4) 如此富足的国家竟有如此多的穷人，这是个矛盾的现实。 A paradox is a logical puzzler that contradicts itself in a baffling way. "This statement is false" is a classic example, known to logicians as "the liar's paradox." Paradoxical statements may seem completely self-contradictory, but they can be used to reveal deeper truths. When Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything except temptation," he used a paradox to point to our fundamental weakness to give in to tempting things (like chocolate or a pretty smile), all the while imagining that we can hold firm and resist them.

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英 ['pærədɒks] 美 ['pærədɑːks] (1) The gorilla is something of a paradox in the African scene.(2) This paradox cannot be explained, you have to experience it.(3) `More haste, less speed' is a well-known paradox.(4) It is a paradox that such a rich country should have so many poor people living in it. Here's a mind-bender: "This statement is false." If you think it's true, then it must be false, but if you think it's false, it must be true. Now, that's a paradox! 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？

英语单词	paradox
英美音标	英 ['pærədɒks] 美 ['pærədɑːks]
中文释义	n.悖论；似非而是的论点；自相矛盾的话
英语例句	(1) The gorilla is something of a paradox in the African scene. (2) This paradox cannot be explained, you have to experience it. (3) `More haste, less speed' is a well-known paradox. (4) It is a paradox that such a rich country should have so many poor people living in it.
中文例句	(1) 在非洲大舞台上大猩猩有点象似是而非的隽语。 (2) 这种悖论是不能解释的，你必须经历它。 (3) ｀欲速不达＇是人所熟知的隽语。 (4) 如此富足的国家竟有如此多的穷人，这是个矛盾的现实。
vocabulary简明	Here's a mind-bender: "This statement is false." If you think it's true, then it must be false, but if you think it's false, it must be true. Now, that's a paradox!
vocabulary扩展	A paradox is a logical puzzler that contradicts itself in a baffling way. "This statement is false" is a classic example, known to logicians as "the liar's paradox." Paradoxical statements may seem completely self-contradictory, but they can be used to reveal deeper truths. When Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything except temptation," he used a paradox to point to our fundamental weakness to give in to tempting things (like chocolate or a pretty smile), all the while imagining that we can hold firm and resist them.
柯林斯解释	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？

Paradox Statement True False Resist Part 英 Pærədɒks] 美