/ˈpærədɒks ||; ˈpærəˌdɑks/noun [C] a situation or statement with two or more parts that seem strange or impossible together 看似矛盾的情况；似是而非的说法；吊诡: It's a paradox that some countries produce too much food while in other countries people are starving. 有些国家生产太多食品，而另一些国家的人却在挨饿，真是矛盾。 ➔paradoxical /ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkl ||; ˌpærəˈdɑksɪkḷ/ adj ➔paradoxically /ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkli ||; ˌpærəˈdɑksɪklɪ/ adv