oxymoron
n. （修词中的）矛盾修饰法
n.
矛盾形容法，逆喻；
变形
复数：oxymorons
英英释义
oxymoron[ ,ɔksi'mɔ:rɔn ]
n.conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
权威例句
"Raw Data"Is an OxymoronLibertarian Paternalism Is Not an Oxymoron
Organizational Learning: Affirming an Oxymoron
Validity and Qualitative Research: An Oxymoron?
Plantation forests and biodiversity: oxymoron or opportunity
Plantation forests and biodiversity: oxymoron or opportunity?
Sustainable development (1987–2005): an oxymoron comes of age
Sustainable development (1987–2005): an oxymoron comes of age
Community Benefit Tourism Initiatives - a conceptual oxymoron?
Cell cycle regulation in the postmitotic neuron: oxymoron or new biology?
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.
1. This has made many Americans conclude that business ethics is an oxymoron.
这使许多美国人将商业道德归为一种矛盾修饰法。
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2. The wisdom of crowds isn't an oxymoron.
群众的智慧是无穷尽的。
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3. That's why "successful perfectionist" is an oxymoron.
这就是为什么“成功的完美主义者”是一个矛盾体。
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4. quick-and-dirty is an oxymoron. Dirty always means slow.
“快速而拙劣”这个词是自相矛盾的，拙劣总是意味着慢。
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5. 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。
youdao
6. In this situation, 'employee appreciation' is an oxymoron.
在这种情况下，对雇员的赏识只是一种矛盾修饰法。
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7. Even the concept of a beautiful Asian man became an oxymoron.
即便是亚洲美男子这一概念也成为一种矛盾的修饰方式。
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8. 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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9. Before that oxymoron was a technical term describing a rhetorical device.
在此之前，oxymoron是一个技术术语，用来描述一种夸张的装置。
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10. And if that's the case, then the word oxymoron is itself an oxymoron.
oxymoron一词的来龙去脉就是这样的，当然，单词oxymoron本身就是一种矛盾修饰法。
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11. It sounds like an oxymoron, since Ambien is in the family of sedatives.
这听起来像是一种矛盾的说法，因为安必恩是一种镇静剂。
youdao
12. My english teacher asked me for a good example of an oxymoron the other day.
就那天，我一英文老师他问我了，让我说一个用了矛盾修辞手法的句子。
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13. The second half of oxymoron is -moron and yes, it really does mean "stupid" in Greek.
oxymoron的第二部分是-moron，没错，在希腊语中意为“愚蠢的”。
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14. The term that we coined a few years ago, precision cosmology, used to be an oxymoron.
我们几年前创造了"精密宇宙学"这个词，以前它就是一个矛盾。
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15. Their line of necklaces and bracelets show that "delicately durable" isn't an oxymoron.
他们推出来的项链手链系列告诉人们，唯美和刚硬这对反义词也可以共存。
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16. Their line of necklaces and bracelets show that “delicately durable” isn’t an oxymoron.
他们推出来的项链手链系列告诉人们，唯美和刚硬这对反义词也可以共存。
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17. Their line of necklaces and bracelets show that “delicately durable” isn’t an oxymoron。
他们推出来的项链手链系列告诉人们，唯美和刚硬这对反义词也可以共存。
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18. sounds like oxymoron 'cos it's complex. It's a simple and complex question at the same time.
听着很矛盾，因为这个问题有很复杂,一个简单而又复杂的问题。
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19. Oxymoron, as one of English rhetorical devices, is a special language phenomenon in English.
英语中的修辞格矛盾修饰法，是一种特殊的语言现象。
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20. For some developers, given this conceptual framework, the idea of testing first is an oxymoron.
对于某些开发人员来说，对于这种概念框架，测试优先是一种矛盾的说法。
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21. You may wonder if that is an oxymoron, healthy and chocolate???? Let me assure you, it’s for real!
健康和巧克力？？？？ 相信我吧，这是真的！
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22. You may wonder if that is an oxymoron, healthy and chocolate???? Let me assure you, it’s for real!
健康和巧克力？？？？ 相信我吧，这是真的！
youdao
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