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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   paradox

   • IPA[ˈperəˌdäks]

   美式

   • n.
     a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true；a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory

   • noun: paradox, plural noun: paradoxes

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true in a paradox, he has discovered that stepping back from his job has increased the rewards he gleans from it
   • ▪ a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory a potentially serious conflict between quantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity known as the information paradox
   • ▪ a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities the mingling of deciduous trees with elements of desert flora forms a fascinating ecological paradox