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源自希腊语 'paradoxos'(矛盾的)+ 后缀 '-ically',16世纪通过拉丁语进入英语。
❶ 以看似矛盾或与常理相反的方式,用于描述表面上不合理但实际存在的情况。
“Paradoxically, the more choices we have, the less satisfied we feel.”
(矛盾的是,我们拥有的选择越多,反而越不满足。)
“He was paradoxically both shy and outgoing at the same time.”
(他矛盾地同时兼具害羞和外向的特质。)
paradoxically enough — 用于强调某个情况特别矛盾或出人意料,常作为句首过渡短语。
“Paradoxically enough, the strict rules actually gave students more freedom to be creative.”
(矛盾的是,严格的规则反而给了学生更多发挥创意的自由。)