paradoxical
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/ˌpærəˈdɑːksɪkl/
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/ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkl/
seeming strange because it has two opposite qualities
It is paradoxical that the quietest person can be the loudest singer.
最安靜的人可能是最響亮的歌手,這看似矛盾。
containing two opposite ideas that seem impossible but are true
This paradoxical situation shows that things are not always what they seem.
這種矛盾的情況表明,事情並不總是表面看起來的那樣。