paradox
n
1
(a) [C] statement that seems to be absurd or contradictory but is or may be true 似非而是的雋語; 看似矛盾而實際(或可能)正確的說法
`More haste, less speed' is a well-known paradox. `欲速不達'是人所熟知的雋語.
(b) [U] use of this in talking or writing 用於語言文字中的上述雋語或說法
Paradox and irony are characteristics of her style. 她善於運用似非而是的雋語和反語.
2 [C] person, thing or situation displaying contradictory features 有矛盾特點的人、 事物或情況
It is a paradox that such a rich country should have so many poor people living in it. 如此富足的國家竟有如此多的窮人, 這是個矛盾的現實.