1 N-COUNT 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. 自相矛盾；有矛盾特点的情况
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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。
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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。
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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。
SYN contradiction, mystery, puzzle, ambiguity
2 N-VAR 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. 悖论；自相矛盾的说法；似矛盾而（可能）正确的说法
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The story contains many levels of paradox.
这个故事存在多重悖论。
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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？
| Word Link | dox ≈ opinion : heterodox, orthodox, paradox |
| Word Link | para ≈ beside : paradox, paralegal, parallel |
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