paradoxical
/ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkəl/adjective
- seemingly absurd or self-contradictory看似荒谬的; 看似矛盾的：
by glorifying the acts of violence they achieve the paradoxical effect of making them trivial.
通过美化暴力行为, 他们达到了使暴力行为看似小事的矛盾效果。
派生词
paradoxically
adverb奇怪的是, 一颗星烧起时燃料越多, 熄灭得越快。