paradoxical

/ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌpærəˈdɑːksɪkl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌper-ə-ˈdäk-si-kəl ˌpa-rə-/ (ame, mw)

paradoxical — adjective

  • paradoxicalpositive
  • more paradoxicalcomparative
  • most paradoxicalsuperlative

1. describes a situation, idea, or result that seems wrong or impossible at first b

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describes a situation, idea, or result that seems wrong or impossible at first because two opposite facts appear true at the same time.

例句

Amira found it paradoxical that the cheapest cafe served the best coffee.

pattern: find it paradoxical that-clause

Liam called it paradoxical that his health app kept him awake at night.

pattern: call it paradoxical that-clause

同義詞
  • contradictory

    describes things that directly disagree; paradoxical suggests the clash may still reveal a truth

  • ironic

    focuses more on an unexpected reversal than on two ideas seeming true together

  • absurd

    emphasizes that something seems foolish or unreasonable, not necessarily self-opposed

反義詞

用法筆記

Common before nouns such as situation, result, effect, and idea. Also often appears after find or call with a that-clause when a speaker points out an unexpected clash between two facts.

常見錯誤

❌The two reports are paradoxical because one says eight and the other says ten.
✅The two reports are contradictory because one says eight and the other says ten.
💡paradoxical suggests an apparent clash that may still make sense, not a simple disagreement.
❌It was a paradoxical that the rich village had no clean water.
✅It was paradoxical that the rich village had no clean water.
💡use paradoxical directly after be, without a before it.