paradox
n. 似非而是的论点, 自相矛盾的话, 悖论, 怪人怪事 [化] 佯谬
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教材释义与例句
悖论，反论；似非而是的论点；自相矛盾的人或事
释义与例句
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1.
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
悖论
矛盾
佯谬
可数 不可数"This sentence is false" is a paradox.
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2.
A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
可数 不可数It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.
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A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
可数 不可数Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.
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A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
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A person or thing having contradictory properties.
矛盾的人
矛盾的事物
矛盾的事情
可数 不可数He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party.
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An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
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A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
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The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
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A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
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The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
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词源
From Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, “unexpected, strange”).
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