| 单词 | paradox |
| 释义 | Word Frequency paradox(ˈpærəˌdɒks) noun 1. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is or may be true religious truths are often expressed in paradox 2. a self-contradictory proposition, such as I always tell lies 3. a person or thing exhibiting apparently contradictory characteristics 4. an opinion that conflicts with common belief Also called (rare): paradoxy Derived forms paradoxical (ˌparaˈdoxical) adjective paradoxically (ˌparaˈdoxically) adverb Word origin C16: from Late Latin paradoxum, from Greek paradoxos opposed to existing notions, from para-1 + doxa opinion |
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