Oxymoron



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 矛盾修饰法
• ［英］ n. 矛盾修饰法 ( 矛盾词在一起用, 如: clever stupidity)
• ［类］ apophasis : claim / oxymoron : paradox ( 表面否认是委婉地表示主张 / 矛盾修饰是委婉地表示悖论)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural oxymora)

• Etymology: Late Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mōros foolish
• Date: 1657
• a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness); broadly something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongrous elements
• ? oxymoronic adjective
• ? oxymoronically adverb

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