oxymoron

英[ˌɒksɪ'mɔːrɒn] 美[ˌɑːksɪ'mɔːrɑːn]
  • n. 矛盾修饰法
oxymoronic oxymoronically oxymora
    n. (名词)
    1. 【文、修辞学】矛盾修饰法
    2. 矛盾修辞法
    3. 矛盾形容法
    4. 逆喻

英英释义

Noun:
  1. conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

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。

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2. Or with Bush filling the slot, is that an oxymoron?
或者,当布什窜升首位的时候, 大家只不过希望这是一种“矛盾修辞法”?

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3. It may sound like an oxymoron but money has its Achilles'heel.
听起来有点矛盾,但钱有它自己的阿基里斯定律.

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4. They thought such a book an oxymoron.
出版商认为,这样的书包含着自我矛盾.

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5. Manyconnoisseurs in other Chinese cities would say great Shanghai cooking is an oxymoron.
中国其他城市的很多美食鉴赏家会说,上海菜是一个矛盾统一体.

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