paradox
['pærədɔks]
n.悖论, 似非而是的论点, 自相矛盾的话
例句与用法：
The gorilla is something of a paradox in the African scene.
在非洲大舞台上大猩猩有点象似是而非的隽语。
`More haste, less speed' is a well-known paradox.
｀欲速不达＇是人所熟知的隽语。
Paradox and irony are characteristics of her style.
她善於运用似非而是的隽语和反语。
It is a paradox that such a rich country should have so many poor people living in it.
如此富足的国家竟有如此多的穷人，这是个矛盾的现实。
词形变化：
形容词: paradoxical | 副词: paradoxically | 名词: paradoxicalness |
详细释义：
n.
1. 似非而可能正确的议论[C][U]
"More haste, less speed" is a paradox.
"欲速则不达"是似非而是的隽语。
2. 自相矛盾的议论[C][U]
The answer to the question is full of paradox.
对这个问题的回答矛盾百出。
3. 自相矛盾的人或事[C]
It is a paradox that in such a rich country there should be so many poor people.
在这么一个富有的国家中竟有这么多穷人, 真是咄咄怪事。
4. (与通常的见解对立的)逆说, 悖论[C]