oxymoron

英 [ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn]

美 [ˌɑːksɪˈmɔːrɑːn]

n.  矛盾修辞法

COCA.19468

牛津词典

noun

• 矛盾修辞法
  a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other, for example a deafening silence

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 矛盾修辞法；逆喻
  If you describe a phrase as anoxymoron, you mean that what it refers to combines two opposite qualities or ideas and therefore seems impossible.
  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。

英英释义

noun

• conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

双语例句

• At first it might sound like an oxymoron, but there can be real benefits to taking an event sourcing-influenced approach to database design for cloud-based applications.
  虽然起初听起来像是有点矛盾，但是采用影响事件来源的方法来设计适用于基于云的应用程序的数据库，可能带来一些真正的好处。
• I realise that "exciting Canadian story" is for many people a good definition of an oxymoron.
  我意识到，对许多人来说，“动人的加拿大故事”是矛盾修辞的最佳定义。
• 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。
• Virgin birth? An entire religion built on an oxymoron.
  处女生子？彻头彻尾的宗教谎言。
• The wisdom of crowds isn't an oxymoron.
  群众的智慧是无穷尽的。
• 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。
• This paper aims to explore the pragmatic effects of those defamiliarization techniques from the aspects of the length of movie titles, oxymoron and code-mixing respec.
  文章从片名长度、矛盾修辞、语码混用三个角度分析了电影片名中陌生化手法的运用及其语用效果。
• While it sounds like an oxymoron, altruistic punishment is basically how social norms get enforced.
  这个术语听起来有点自相矛盾，但正因为有利他惩罚，社会规范才得以巩固。
• The term "alternative investments" is something of an oxymoron.
  另类投资这个词是个矛盾混合体。
• Is happy birthday an oxymoron?
  生日与快乐难道不是一对矛盾吗？