paradox /'paeradoks; 'paerazdaks/ n [C]statement that seems to say sth opposite to common sense or the truth, but which may contain a truth (eg More haste, less speed). 似非而是的雋語(yǔ) (如'欲速則不達(dá)'); 反論。 ~ i cal /ipaeePoksikl; , paerdaksi-kl/ adj ~ically /-kh; -kh/ adv