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paradox

音標['pærәdɒks] 讀音

漢語翻譯

n. 似非而是的論點, 自相矛盾的話, 悖論, 怪人怪事
【化】 佯謬
【醫】 反論, 奇論, 自相矛盾, 奇異現象

詞型變化:

名詞:paradoxicalness 副詞:paradoxically 形容詞:paradoxical 

英文解釋:

名詞 paradox:

  1. (logic) a statement that contradicts itself

例句:

  1. The gorilla is something of a paradox in the African scene.
    在非洲大舞台上大猩猩有點象似是而非的雋語。
  2. `More haste, less speed' is a well-known paradox.
    `欲速不達'是人所熟知的雋語。
  3. Paradox and irony are characteristics of her style.
    她善於運用似非而是的雋語和反語。
  4. It is a paradox that such a rich country should have so many poor people living in it.
    如此富足國家竟有如此多的窮人,這是個矛盾的現實。

詳細解釋:


par.a.dox

n.(名詞)
A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true:
似是而非的評論:看起來自相矛盾但可能正確的說法:
例句:
the paradox that standing is more tiring than walking.
站著比走路還累這一似非而是的說法

One exhibiting inexplicable or contradictory aspects:
明顯矛盾特徵的人或事物:表現出讓人費解或自相矛盾特點的人或事物:
例句:
.You have the paradox of a Celt being the smooth Oxonian.(Anthony Burgess)
.作為一個圓滑的牛津人,你具有凱爾特人自相矛盾的特點.(安東尼·伯吉斯)

An assertion that is essentially self-contradictory, though based on a valid deduction from acceptable premises.
逆說,悖論:一種儘管從可接受的假設中推導出來但其核心是自相矛盾的論斷
A statement contrary to received opinion.
逆論,反說:與通常的見解相反的觀點

來源:
Latin paradoxum
拉丁語 paradoxum
from Greek paradoxon [from neuter sing. of] paradoxos [conflicting with expectation]
源自 希臘語 paradoxon [] 源自paradoxos的中性單數 [與願望衝突]
para- [beyond] * see para-
para- [超過] *參見 para-
doxa [opinion] from dokein [to think] * see dek-
doxa [觀點] 源自 dokein [思考] *參見 dek-

【引伸】
par.adox.ical
adj.(形容詞)
par.adox.ically
adv.(副詞)
par.adox.icalness
n.(名詞)

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