Paradox
[ 'pærədɑks ]
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n. 反论，悖论;似非而是的论点;自相矛盾的人或事;[物]佯谬;
💡 词根助记
para在旁边+dox观点→观点旁边与之对立的观点→谬论，悖论，怪论
📝 例句
Paradox plowed into paradox, stillness mixed with stillness, sound with sound.
万寂交而万籁和，若真若假，若是若非。
Everything in the story is possibly something else, a masquerade, a paradox.
故事中的每一样东西可能是另外一样东西，一种假托，一种前后矛盾的事物。
The answer to the question is full of paradox.
对这个问题的回答矛盾百出。
The clock paradox has occasioned lively controversy for over 50 years.
时钟疑题曾经历了50年的激烈争论。
Job discrimination, as described here, presents a paradox.
这里描述的职业歧视提出了一个迷。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ para-前缀“在旁边”,dox-词根“观点”:旁门左道的观点→矛盾的话
※ paradox-似是而非的论点,ox-牛,parade-游行,e-拼音“鹅”:牛对鹅游行持似是而非的论点
🔤 词根
-doc-表示“教导”
📖 牛津释义
paradox
n
1
(a) [C] statement that seems to be absurd or contradictory but is or may be true 似非而是的隽语; 看似矛盾而实际（或可能）正确的说法
`More haste, less speed' is a well-known paradox. ｀欲速不达＇是人所熟知的隽语.
(b) [U] use of this in talking or writing 用於语言文字中的上述隽语或说法
Paradox and irony are characteristics of her style. 她善於运用似非而是的隽语和反语.
2 [C] person, thing or situation displaying contradictory features 有矛盾特点的人、 事物或情况
It is a paradox that such a rich country should have so many poor people living in it. 如此富足的国家竟有如此多的穷人, 这是个矛盾的现实.
🎯 考研助记
趴了多课时（谐音）： 自相矛盾 para(相反)+dox(意见):与一般的意见相反- 自相矛盾的话
🔁 扩展释义
*['pærәdɒks]n. 似非而是的论点, 自相矛盾的话, 悖论, 怪人怪事【化】 佯谬【医】 反论, 奇论, 自相矛盾, 奇异现象
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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We'll find the owner.
我们会找到狗的主人的。
I can't help but be astonished by that acrobat.
我不能不为那杂技演员的表演而深为惊讶。
The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top, because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it and never been attained before.
早期登山者所寻找的是通往山顶的最方便的途径，因为顶峰特别是前人未曾到过的顶峰 -- 才是他们寻求的目标。