/ˈpærəˌdɒks/ n.1.(something self-contradictory)似非而是的说法；似矛盾而(可能)正确的说法
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, 它既是结束又是开始。
2.【逻】(proposition)悖论(如I always tell lies(我从来不说实话))
3.(person, thing)有明显矛盾特点的人；有明显矛盾特点的事物；矛盾体
4.(opinion)(与通常见解对立的)悖论, 反论