paradox
An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and…An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
» This is the paradox.
В этом-то и парадокс.
Значение
значений: 10(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
"This sentence is false" is a paradox.
Paradoxon
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A person or thing having contradictory properties.
He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
(неисчисляемое)The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
(неисчисляемое)A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
(исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.
- (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
Примеры
предложений: 19This is the paradox.
В этом-то и парадокс. — marafon
Our life is full of myths, illusions, and paradoxes.
Наша жизнь полна мифов, иллюзий и парадоксов. — nina99nv
The paradox of sport is that it bonds as it divides.
Парадокс спорта в том, что он как сплачивает, так и разделяет. — vilnat
What a paradox!
This dogma is rather a paradox.
ukЦя догма, швидше, є парадоксом. — deniko
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxosFrom Middle French paradoxe, from Latin paradoxum, from Ancient Greek παράδοξος (parádoxos, “unexpected, strange”).
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Формы
мн. число: paradoxesСинонимы
синонимов: 9Однокоренные
связанных слов: 14Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым