paradox
🇺🇸
/ˈpærədɑːks/
🇬🇧
/ˈpærədɒks/
noun
R
Something that has two opposite qualities and seems strange
The paradox is that the quietest person in the room often has the most interesting thoughts.
悖论在于，房间里最安静的人往往拥有最有趣的想法。
R
A statement with two opposite ideas that seems impossible but may be true
The writer used a paradox to make readers think about life's mysteries.
作者用了一个悖论来让读者思考生活的奥秘。
translation
悖论, 似是而非的论点
词形变化
Plural
paradoxes