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"paradox" in Chinese (Traditional)

悖論

Definition

悖論是一種看似自相矛盾或不可能,但實際上可能是真的或有道理的說法或情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於學術、哲學或智力討論中。常見搭配有“呈現悖論”、“表面上的悖論”。不要與“諷刺”(irony)混淆,悖論強調邏輯上的矛盾。

Examples

It is a paradox that saving more money sometimes makes people less happy.

節省更多錢有時讓人更不快樂,是一種**悖論**。

The story has a famous paradox.

這個故事有一個著名的**悖論**。

‘Less is more’ is a common paradox.

「少即是多」是一個常見的**悖論**。

He explained the paradox of technology making life easier and harder at the same time.

他解釋了科技讓生活同時變得更容易又更難的**悖論**。

Life is full of little paradoxes that make you think.

生活充滿了令人深思的小**悖論**。

It's a strange paradox—sometimes you have to give up control to gain control.

這真是一個奇怪的**悖論**——有時你必須放棄控制才能得到控制。