oxymoron

oxymoron读音音标

英[ˌɒksɪˈmɔ:rɒn]

美[ˌɑksɪˈmɔrɑn]

基本意思释义

n.矛盾形容法，逆喻

词性变化

复数:oxymorons;

短语及实用例句

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.

They thought such a book an oxymoron.

出版商认为,这样的书包含着自我矛盾.

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. ”

英英释义

Noun

1. conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')