paradox
/ˈpærədɒks/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
悖论;自相矛盾的事物
释义与例句
n.
悖论;自相矛盾的事物
a statement or situation that seems impossible or contradictory but may in fact be true, or a person or thing that has opposite qualities
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It is a paradox that the busiest people often find the most time to help others.
最忙的人往往最有空帮助别人,这是一个悖论。
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The novel explores the paradox of freedom and responsibility.
这部小说探讨了自由与责任之间的矛盾。
展开其余 1 条例句
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He was a strange paradox: shy in public but bold on stage.
他是个奇怪的矛盾体:在公众面前羞怯,在舞台上却很勇敢。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
paradox 指“看似矛盾却可能成立的悖论”;单纯的逻辑冲突用 contradiction,而 paradox 带有“反常却真实”的意味。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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paradoxical 似是而非的;矛盾的形容词,修饰看似矛盾却可能合理的事物,如 a paradoxical result。
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paradoxically 自相矛盾地;反常地副词,用于引出看似矛盾却真实的情况。
同义词
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contradiction 矛盾;抵触paradox 强调看似矛盾却可能成立的情况;contradiction 更直接指两件事互相冲突、不能同时为真。There is a contradiction between what he says and what he does. 他的言行之间存在矛盾。
常见搭配
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a paradox of ……的悖论The book examines the paradox of progress and pollution. 这本书探讨了进步与污染之间的悖论。
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seemingly paradoxical 看似矛盾的The study produced seemingly paradoxical results. 这项研究得出了看似矛盾的结果。
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the paradox that ……这一悖论The paradox that richer countries often have higher stress levels puzzles researchers. 更富裕的国家往往压力水平更高这一悖论令研究人员感到困惑。