oxymoron

[ˌɒksɪˈmɔ:rɒn] [ˌɑksɪˈmɔrɑn]
  • 复数:oxymorons;
  • 同义词
    • oxymoron的同义词之:
      paradox
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      矛盾修辞法;逆喻
      If you describe a phrase as an oxymoron, you mean that what it refers to combines two opposite qualities or ideas and therefore seems impossible.
      例句
      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。
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')