| 释义 |
paradox/ˈpærədɒks/n. 1a a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement, even if actually well-founded 似非而是的说法 b a self-contradictory or essentially absurd statement 自相矛盾(或荒谬的)说法 2 a person or thing conflicting with a preconceived notion of what is reasonable or possible (与预先设想相)矛盾的人(或事) 3 a paradoxical quality or character 矛盾的品质(或性格)[originally = a statement contrary to accepted opinion, from Late Latin paradoxum from Greek paradoxon neut. adj. used as a noun (as PARA-1, doxa ‘opinion’)] |