oxymoron
oxymoron 英 [,ɒksɪ'mɔːrɒn] 美 [,ɑksɪ'mɔrɑn]
n. （修词中的）矛盾修饰法
名词复数:oxymorons
- Jumbo shrimp? Open secret? Use oxymoron to refer to a word or phrase that contradicts itself, usually to create some rhetorical effect.
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- n. （修词中的）矛盾修饰法
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1. Before you ask whether that is an oxymoron, let me explain.
先别怀疑这是否是矛盾修辞手法，让我先解释一下。
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2. oxymoron as a contradiction in terms didn’t show up until 1902 when someone who worked hard at being lazy was said to be a living oxymoron.
矛盾修饰法作为措辞上的一种矛盾，直至1902年才出现，当时，努力学着变懒的人据说是活生生的矛盾修饰法的例子。
- oxymoron (n.) 1650s, from Greek oxymoron, noun use of neuter of oxymoros (adj.) "pointedly foolish," from oxys "sharp, pointed" (from PIE root *ak- "be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce") + 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.
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