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paradoxes

/ˈpærədɒksɪz/ /ˈpærəˌdɒksɪz/

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noun

パラドックス, 逆説

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.

Examples :

""This sentence is false" is a paradox."

「この文は嘘である」はパラドックスです。

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noun

パラドックス、逆説

A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.

Examples :

"It is an interesting paradox that drinking a lot of water can often make you feel thirsty."

水をたくさん飲むと喉が渇くというのは、興味深いパラドックスです。

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パラドックス、逆説

A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.

Examples :

"One of the biggest paradoxes of parenting is that you have to let your children fail in order to help them succeed. "

子育てにおける最大のパラドックスの1つは、子供たちが成功するためには、失敗を許さなければならないということです。

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A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.

Examples :

"One of the common paradoxes of parenting is that you want your children to be independent, but you also worry about them leaving home. "

子育てのよくあるパラドックスの一つは、子供に自立してほしいと願う一方で、家を出ることを心配することです。

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A person or thing having contradictory properties.

Examples :

"He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party."

彼はパラドックスだ。あの政党にいるとは誰も思わないだろう。

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パラドックス、逆説

An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.

Examples :

"Understanding the paradoxes of time travel, such as wondering what happens if you prevent your own birth, can lead to deeper thinking about cause and effect. "

自分の誕生を阻止したらどうなるかなど、タイムトラベルの逆説を理解することは、原因と結果についてより深く考えることにつながる可能性があります。

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パラドックス, 逆説

A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.

Examples :

"One of the paradoxes of school is that sometimes you have to fail a test to learn the material well. "

学校のパラドックスの一つは、時には教材をよく理解するためにテストに失敗しなければならないことです。

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逆説

The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.

Examples :

"The politician's speech was full of paradoxes; he promised to lower taxes while increasing government services. "

その政治家のスピーチは逆説に満ちていた。彼は政府のサービスを増やしながら、減税を約束した。

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A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.

Examples :

"The student's claim that he always tells the truth was full of paradoxes; if he always tells the truth, is that statement itself a lie? "

生徒がいつも真実を話すという主張は、パラドックスに満ちていた。もし彼がいつも真実を話すなら、その発言自体が嘘なのではないか？

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パラドックス、逆説的な指示

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.

Examples :

"The teacher's paradoxes in the classroom, like assigning extra homework to students who did exceptionally well, sometimes backfired, confusing and frustrating the students. "

教室での教師の逆説的な指示、例えば非常に優秀な生徒に追加の宿題を課すようなことは、時には裏目に出て、生徒を混乱させ、落胆させた。