paradox /ˈperəˌdɑːks/ noun plural paradoxes
plural paradoxes
Learner's definition of PARADOX
1 [count]
a : something (such as a situation) that is made up of two opposite things and that seems impossible but is actually true or possible自相矛盾的事物 b : someone who does two things that seem to be opposite to each other or who has qualities that are opposite自相矛盾的人 2
a [count] : a statement that seems to say two opposite things but that may be true悖论
b [noncount] : the use of such statements in writing or speech悖论修辞 — paradoxical
/ˌperəˈdɑːksɪkəl/ adjective [more paradoxical; most paradoxical] — paradoxically
/ˌperəˈdɑːksɪkli/ adverb