A paradox is a situation or thing that has seemingly opposite or contradictory qualities.

悖论是看起来具有相反或矛盾性质的一种情况或事物。

Harry has contradictory feelings about his new life.

对于新生活，哈利有一种矛盾的心情。

Because they are complementary, not contradictory.

因为它们是互补的，而不是矛盾的。

Both students and professors were often discomforted by this collision of ideas as apparently contradictory as a painting, of a mountain, interrupted by the word Level.

师生常常会因为这种思想之间的碰撞而感到不适；这些观念相互矛盾，就好比一幅群山画作，却被 “Level” 这个字眼突兀打断。

The nub of the problem is that the bank's twin aims—generating inflation and bringing down yields—are somewhat contradictory.

问题的关键在于央行的两个目标--胀与压低收益率—一程度上是矛盾的。

And so it's actually contradictory to what they were even citing.

所以这和他们所说的内容是矛盾的。

So I'm going to say, despite this, because I'm introducing a contradictory topic, these issues can be effectively addressed through consistent support in the school district and pose only a minor threat to the advantages.

所以我要说，尽管如此，因为我要引入一个矛盾的话题，这些问题可以是过学区的连续支持而有效解决，并且会对好处产生微小的威胁。

I know this seems kind of contradictory but what you want in this age of viral sharing is something that will get sent around for days and weeks after the debate ends.

我知道这似乎有些自相矛盾，但在这个病毒式传播分享的时代，你想要的东西会在辩论结束后的几天和几周内反复传播。

The mechanics of it, that's not really for me — I don't have the intellectual capacity to understand them, but these contradictory characters are fascinating.

整体的研制过程和我没什么关系，我没那么聪明可以理解它，但这些矛盾性的角色很吸引人。

It calls for a contradictory thing - a mind that is constantly open to new facts that dictate change but at the same time is resolutely committed to what seems best at any given point of time.

他需要矛盾主义，一种对一切改变和新鲜事物的开放性态度，但同时又在任何时候，都坚决拥护时下最正确的选择。

Those concerns are not unfounded in an economy that analysts describe as contradictory.

这些担心不是没有根据的，毕竟很多分析师都认为俄罗斯经济有矛盾之处。

I've selected panellists who are well informed and will probably have contradictory points of view.

我挑选了一些消息灵的专家，他们可能会有相互矛盾的观点。

So overall, Tiffany Watt-Smith thinks we have a range of emotions when we experience schadenfreude, but these are contradictory emotions, different and opposite emotions.

所以总的来说，蒂芙尼·瓦特-史密斯认为我们在体验幸灾乐祸的时候有各种情感，但是这些是矛盾的情感，不同且相反的情感。

The empire is laid bare in all its contradictory complexity.

大英帝国暴露出它所有矛盾的复杂性。

The Russian legal code is a thicket of often contradictory rules and responsibilities.

俄罗斯的法律条文错综复杂，充满了相互矛盾的条文和义务。

Behind all this lie two contradictory worries.

在这一切的背后，隐藏着两个相互矛盾的担忧。

Yeah, I know this sounds a bit contradictory.

是的，我知道这听起来有点矛盾。

Because being friendly and assertive are complementary, not contradictory.

因为友善和自信是互补的，而不是矛盾的。

But the policy is unclear and contradictory.

但该政策是不清晰的，是矛盾的。

Completely contradictory, because I've just told you that you should not use contractions.

完全矛盾了，因为我刚刚说了你们不该缩写。