paradoxically
adverb uk/ˌpær.əˈdɒk.sɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˌper.əˈdɑːk.sɪ.kəl.i/
似乎互相抵触地,看似互为矛盾地
in a way that seems impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or characteristics
The big thing in video equipment is, paradoxically, sound. 矛盾的是,视频设备中最重要的是声音。
Paradoxically, the cleaner lakes have made it easier for foreign species to thrive. 矛盾的是,更清洁的湖泊让外来物种更容易繁衍生息。
See: paradox
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- As the epidemic ravaged the community, it paradoxically strengthened it.
- She suddenly finds herself in a paradoxically weaker position.
- Paradoxically, the best chance farmers have of seeing grain prices rise would be a year where bad weather produced a small crop.