oxymoron
英 [,?ks?'m??r?n]
美[,ɑks?'m?rɑn]
- n. （修詞中的）矛盾修飾法
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?oxymorons;
中文詞源
oxymoron 矛盾修辭法
來自希臘語oxymoron,敏銳的傻瓜，來自oxys,銳利的，敏銳的，moron,傻瓜。后語言學家借用該詞來表達矛盾修辭法。
英文詞源
- oxymoron (n.)
- 1650s, from Greek oxymoron, noun use of neuter of oxymoros (adj.) "pointedly foolish," from oxys "sharp" (see acrid) + moros "stupid" (see moron). Rhetorical figure by which contradictory terms are conjoined so as to give point to the statement or expression; the word itself is an illustration of the thing. Now often used loosely to mean "contradiction in terms." Related: Oxymoronic.
雙語例句
- 1. This has made many Americans conclude that business ethics is an oxymoron.
- 這使得很多美國人斷定商業(yè)道德是個自相矛盾的說法。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Or with Bush filling the slot, is that an oxymoron?
- 或者,當布什竄升首位的時候, 大家只不過希望這是一種“矛盾修辭法”?
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. It may sound like an oxymoron but money has its Achilles'heel.
- 聽起來有點矛盾,但錢有它自己的阿基里斯定律.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. They thought such a book an oxymoron.
- 出版商認為,這樣的書包含著自我矛盾.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Manyconnoisseurs in other Chinese cities would say great Shanghai cooking is an oxymoron.
- 中國其他城市的很多美食鑒賞家會說,上海菜是一個矛盾統(tǒng)一體.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)