1. 自相矛盾；有矛盾特點(diǎn)的情況 You describe a situation as a paradox when it involves two or more facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other.
e.g. The paradox is that the region's most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial systems... 矛盾之處在于這個(gè)地區最有活力的經(jīng)濟體卻有著(zhù)最落后的金融體系。 e.g. The paradox of exercise is that while using a lot of energy it seems to generate more... 鍛煉奇怪的地方在于它會(huì )越活動(dòng)越有勁。
2. 悖論；自相矛盾的說(shuō)法；似矛盾而（可能）正確的說(shuō)法 A paradox is a statement in which it seems that if one part of it is true, the other part of it cannot be true.
e.g. The story contains many levels of paradox... 這個(gè)故事存在多重悖論。 e.g. Although I'm so successful I'm really rather a failure. That's a paradox, isn't it? 雖然我非常成功，可事實(shí)上我卻是個(gè)相當失敗的人。這句話(huà)自相矛盾，是吧？
paradox英英釋義
noun
1. (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
e.g. `I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false