n.

1. 似非而可能正确的议论[C][U]
   "More haste, less speed" is a paradox.

   “欲速则不达”是似非而是的隽语。

2. 自相矛盾的议论[C][U]
   The answer to the question is full of paradox.

   对这个问题的回答矛盾百出。

3. 自相矛盾的人或事[C]
   It is a paradox that in such a rich country there should be so many poor people.

   在这么一个富有的国家中竟有这么多穷人，真是咄咄怪事。

4. （与通常的见解对立的）逆说，悖论[C]

n.

1. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that may in fact be true.
   ▸an apparently sound statement or proposition which leads to a logically unacceptable conclusion.
2. a person or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities.