oxymoron 详细解释

oxymoron

[.ɔksi'mɔ:rɔn]

n. 矛盾修饰法

词形变化

形容词: oxymoronic | 副词: oxymoronically | 名词复数: oxymora |

词义辨析

同义参见:

paradox  

英英释义

名词 oxymoron:

conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

补充

oxymoronoxymoron英:[ɔksiˈmɔ:rɔn] 美:[ˌɑksiˈmɔrˌɑn, -ˈmor-]n.1.矛盾形容法; 逆喻

例句

1. This has made many Americans conclude that business ethics is an oxymoron.这使得很多美国人断定商业道德是个自相矛盾的说法。 2. The phrase “cruel kindness” is an oxymoron.“残酷的仁慈”用了矛盾修辞法。 3. an oxymoronic statement/concept自相矛盾的说法/概念

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