oxymoron
英[ˌɒksɪˈmɔ:rɒn]
美[ˌɑksɪˈmɔrɑn]
基本释义
- n.
- 矛盾形容法，逆喻
词性变化
- 复数:oxymorons;
实用例句
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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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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It may sound like an oxymoron: " A phone booth for the mobile world. "
这听起来好像有点矛盾: “ 适合移动世界的电话亭. ”
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英英释义
Noun
1. conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')