oxymoron
英 [,?ks?'m??r?n]
美 [,ɑks?'m?rɑn]
中文詞源
oxymoron 矛盾修辭法來(lái)自希臘語(yǔ)oxymoron,敏銳的傻瓜，來(lái)自oxys,銳利的，敏銳的，moron,傻瓜。后語(yǔ)言學(xué)家借用該詞來(lái)表達(dá)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. This has made many Americans conclude that business ethics is an oxymoron.
- 這使得很多美國(guó)人斷定商業(yè)道德是個(gè)自相矛盾的說(shuō)法。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Or with Bush filling the slot, is that an oxymoron?
- 或者,當(dāng)布什竄升首位的時(shí)候, 大家只不過(guò)希望這是一種“矛盾修辭法”?
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. It may sound like an oxymoron but money has its Achilles'heel.
- 聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)矛盾,但錢(qián)有它自己的阿基里斯定律.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. They thought such a book an oxymoron.
- 出版商認(rèn)為,這樣的書(shū)包含著自我矛盾.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Manyconnoisseurs in other Chinese cities would say great Shanghai cooking is an oxymoron.
- 中國(guó)其他城市的很多美食鑒賞家會(huì)說(shuō),上海菜是一個(gè)矛盾統(tǒng)一體.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)