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单词 paradoxical
释义

paradoxical

adjective

par·​a·​dox·​i·​cal ˌper-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl How to pronounce paradoxical (audio)
ˌpa-rə-
1
a
: of the nature of a paradox
the paradoxical theory that global warming will lead to the next Ice Age
b
: inclined to paradoxes
2
: not being the normal or usual kind
a paradoxical pulse
paradoxical drug reactions
paradoxicality
ˌper-ə-ˌdäk-si-ˈka-lə-tē How to pronounce paradoxical (audio)
ˌpa-rə-
noun
paradoxically
ˌper-ə-ˈdäk-si-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce paradoxical (audio)
ˌpa-rə-
adverb
paradoxicalness
ˌper-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl-nəs How to pronounce paradoxical (audio)
ˌpa-rə-
noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Italian film industry is in a paradoxical state: production is booming but box office is bust. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022 Mikhail Gorbachev, who died Tuesday at age 91, was a paradoxical Soviet leader when the world needed one. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 Unfortunately, this access has created a paradoxical dynamic where its easy to connect but feels harder to actually communicate. Damon Young, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 The result was a diagnosis of paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), a rare side effect that affects less than 1 percent of CoolSculpting patients. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022 These standards require each of us to explore our own assumptions about graying, desirability, getting older, mortality, wisdom and changing, often outright paradoxical beauty standards. Akili King, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022 The title rises from the paradoxical idea of something that shines despite its darkness, of something that emits a presence despite its absence. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Aug. 2022 The result was a diagnosis of paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), a rare side effect that affects less than 1 percent of CoolSculpting patients. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 His arguments for holding ourselves not to the monolithic standard of greatness but to the seemingly looser metrics of goodness and enoughness are, paradoxical though this may seem, guides toward a more determined way of inhabiting the world. Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

paradoxical

adjective

par·​a·​dox·​i·​cal ˌpar-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl How to pronounce paradoxical (audio)
variants also paradoxic
-sik How to pronounce paradoxical (audio)
: not being the normal or usual kind
a paradoxical embolism
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