词汇 | paradox |
词源 | paradox [M16th] Originally a paradox was a statement contrary to accepted opinion. It came into English via late Latin from Greek paradoxon ‘contrary (opinion)’, formed from elements para- ‘distinct from’ and doxa ‘opinion’, found also in orthodox [LME], where it is combined with orthos ‘straight, right’. |
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