英语词汇“paradox”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Here's a mind-bender: "This statement is false." If you think it's true, then it must be false, but if you think it's false, it must be true. Now, that's a paradox!

A paradox is a logical puzzler that contradicts itself in a baffling way. "This statement is false" is a classic example, known to logicians as "the liar's paradox." Paradoxical statements may seem completely self-contradictory, but they can be used to reveal deeper truths. When Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything except temptation," he used a paradox to point to our fundamental weakness to give in to tempting things (like chocolate or a pretty smile), all the while imagining that we can hold firm and resist them.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

paradox / oxymoron

A paradox is a logical puzzle that seems to contradict itself. No it isn't. Actually, it is. An oxymoron is a figure of speech — words that seem to cancel each other out, like "working vacation" or "instant classic."

A paradox makes your brain hurt because it seems like something is true and false at the same time. M.C. Escher's "Relativity" is a visual paradox. The floor is the ceiling! Part of the fun of a paradox is figuring out if it really is one. How about this one: A father and son get in a car wreck and the father dies. The son goes to the hospital, but the doctor says, "I can't operate on him. He's my son." Confused? Ha! Not a paradox, though — the doctor is his mom. Here's a paradox by William Wordsworth, "The child is father of the man." Check out the word in action:

"He seemed to absorb the baffling paradoxes of quantum theory with ease." (Big Science)

"The answer, for Muji, is a neat paradox, like a Zen koan: massive minimalism through perpetual growth." (New Yorker)

Oh jumbo shrimp of the world, we're not calling you morons. You're oxymorons! The word itself is an oxymoron, a contradiction. It comes from the Greek oxys for "sharp" and moros for "stupid." Sharply stupid. Oxymorons gone mild wild:

"This article proves that good economic news is an oxymoron." (New York Times)

"The ultimate oxymoron: I was once invited to an agoraphobic convention," he said. (Washington Post)

Both are contradictions, but a paradox is something to think on, and an oxymoron is a description, enjoyed in the moment then gone.

WORD FAMILY

paradox: paradoxes, paradoxical+/paradoxical: paradoxically

USAGE EXAMPLES

Perhaps the Ninth’s greatest paradox is that its expression of elite, individual genius runs parallel to the message of radical inclusivity.

Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017)

This is the paradox of policing in the 40th Precinct.

New York Times(Dec 31, 2016)

In her prep, Bening worried about Dorthea’s contradictions and paradoxes, but realized in time that that’s “where the gold is.”

Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016)

n (logic) a statement that contradicts itself

`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false

Hyper

contradiction, contradiction in terms

(logic) a statement that is necessarily false

单词	paradox
释义	paradox (once / 917 pages) n Here's a mind-bender: "This statement is false." If you think it's true, then it must be false, but if you think it's false, it must be true. Now, that's a paradox! A paradox is a logical puzzler that contradicts itself in a baffling way. "This statement is false" is a classic example, known to logicians as "the liar's paradox." Paradoxical statements may seem completely self-contradictory, but they can be used to reveal deeper truths. When Oscar Wilde said, "I can resist anything except temptation," he used a paradox to point to our fundamental weakness to give in to tempting things (like chocolate or a pretty smile), all the while imagining that we can hold firm and resist them. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS paradox / oxymoron A paradox is a logical puzzle that seems to contradict itself. No it isn't. Actually, it is. An oxymoron is a figure of speech — words that seem to cancel each other out, like "working vacation" or "instant classic." A paradox makes your brain hurt because it seems like something is true and false at the same time. M.C. Escher's "Relativity" is a visual paradox. The floor is the ceiling! Part of the fun of a paradox is figuring out if it really is one. How about this one: A father and son get in a car wreck and the father dies. The son goes to the hospital, but the doctor says, "I can't operate on him. He's my son." Confused? Ha! Not a paradox, though — the doctor is his mom. Here's a paradox by William Wordsworth, "The child is father of the man." Check out the word in action: "He seemed to absorb the baffling paradoxes of quantum theory with ease." (Big Science) "The answer, for Muji, is a neat paradox, like a Zen koan: massive minimalism through perpetual growth." (New Yorker) Oh jumbo shrimp of the world, we're not calling you morons. You're oxymorons! The word itself is an oxymoron, a contradiction. It comes from the Greek oxys for "sharp" and moros for "stupid." Sharply stupid. Oxymorons gone mild wild: "This article proves that good economic news is an oxymoron." (New York Times) "The ultimate oxymoron: I was once invited to an agoraphobic convention," he said. (Washington Post) Both are contradictions, but a paradox is something to think on, and an oxymoron is a description, enjoyed in the moment then gone. WORD FAMILY paradox: paradoxes, paradoxical+/paradoxical: paradoxically USAGE EXAMPLES Perhaps the Ninth’s greatest paradox is that its expression of elite, individual genius runs parallel to the message of radical inclusivity. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) This is the paradox of policing in the 40th Precinct. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) In her prep, Bening worried about Dorthea’s contradictions and paradoxes, but realized in time that that’s “where the gold is.” Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) n (logic) a statement that contradicts itself `I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false Hyper contradiction, contradiction in terms (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
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