| 单词 | paradox |
| 释义 | paradox —paradoxical, paradoxal, adj. —paradoxically, adv. —paradoxicalness, paradoxicality, n. —paradoxology, n. /par"euh doks'/, n. 1. a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. 2. a self-contradictory and false proposition. 3. any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature. 4. an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion. [1530-40; < L paradoxum < Gk parádoxon, n. use of neut. of parádoxos unbelievable, lit., beyond belief. See PARA-1, ORTHODOX] Syn. 3. puzzle, anomaly, riddle. |
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