paradox

paradox ^{n. 1. person, thing or situation displaying contradictory features 矛盾的人、事物或情况}

• He was a paradox―a loner who loved to chat to strangers.
• It is a curious paradox that professional comedians often have unhappy personal lives.

paradox ^{n. 2. statement that seems to be absurd or contradictory but is or may be true 似非而是的话，看似矛盾而实际（或可能）正确的说法}

• 'More haste, less speed' is a well-known paradox.
• The learning paradox is at the heart of "productive failure". ^{学习悖论是“生产性故障”的核心。}

paradoxical ^{adj. 矛盾的；似非而是的}

• Some sedatives produce the paradoxical effect of making the person more anxious.
• It is paradoxical that if you drink a cup of hot tea it seems to cool you down.

specious ^{adj. seeming to be true or correct, but actually false 似是而非的}

• At first glance, it sounds logical, but it is actually a specious argument designed to deceive. ^{乍一看听起来逻辑通顺，但其实是旨在误导人的似是而非的论点。}
• The politician’s specious reasoning failed to convince the skeptical audience. ^{那位政客似是而非的推理未能说服持怀疑态度的听众。}
• The beauty of the proposal was specious, hiding several major flaws. ^{该提议的华丽外表是虚假的，掩盖了几个主要的缺陷。}

“dox” / “dogma” = opinion ^{观点、看法}

• paradox ^{“para” = contrary to n. 矛盾的人、事物或情况；似非而是的话}
• paradoxical ^{adj. 矛盾的；似非而是的}
• orthodox ^{“ortho” = right adj. 正统的，传统的，被普遍接受的}
• dogma ^{n. 教义，教理，教条，信条}
• dogmatic ^{adj. 教条的，教义的；武断的，自以为是的}
• dogmatism ^{n. 教条主义，武断}