英语词汇“oxymoron”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Jumbo shrimp? Open secret? Use oxymoron to refer to a word or phrase that contradicts itself, usually to create some rhetorical effect.

When Shakespeare's Juliet says, "Parting is such sweet sorrow," she is using an oxymoron; her apparently self-contradictory turn of phrase actually makes a neat kind of sense. Oxymoron is sometimes used to describe a word combination that strikes the listener as humorously contradictory, even if the speaker didn't intend it that way — perhaps the most famous example is "military intelligence." The word oxymoron is itself an oxymoron; in Greek, oxy- means "sharp" or "wise," while moros means "foolish."

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paradox / oxymoron

A paradox is a logical puzzle that seems to contradict itself. No it isn't. Actually, it is. An oxymoron is a figure of speech — words that seem to cancel each other out, like "working vacation" or "instant classic."

A paradox makes your brain hurt because it seems like something is true and false at the same time. M.C. Escher's "Relativity" is a visual paradox. The floor is the ceiling! Part of the fun of a paradox is figuring out if it really is one. How about this one: A father and son get in a car wreck and the father dies. The son goes to the hospital, but the doctor says, "I can't operate on him. He's my son." Confused? Ha! Not a paradox, though — the doctor is his mom. Here's a paradox by William Wordsworth, "The child is father of the man." Check out the word in action:

"He seemed to absorb the baffling paradoxes of quantum theory with ease." (Big Science)

"The answer, for Muji, is a neat paradox, like a Zen koan: massive minimalism through perpetual growth." (New Yorker)

Oh jumbo shrimp of the world, we're not calling you morons. You're oxymorons! The word itself is an oxymoron, a contradiction. It comes from the Greek oxys for "sharp" and moros for "stupid." Sharply stupid. Oxymorons gone mild wild:

"This article proves that good economic news is an oxymoron." (New York Times)

"The ultimate oxymoron: I was once invited to an agoraphobic convention," he said. (Washington Post)

Both are contradictions, but a paradox is something to think on, and an oxymoron is a description, enjoyed in the moment then gone.

WORD FAMILY

oxymoron: oxymora, oxymorons

USAGE EXAMPLES

And the poor survivor — not an oxymoron here — will catch hell just for being alive.

New York Times(Dec 14, 2016)

Liberals often dismiss “rightwing feminism” as an oxymoron because it focuses on individual achievement over structural change.

The Guardian(Dec 09, 2016)

“And somehow make it feel very grounded and real–like a realistic musical? Or is that an oxymoron?”

Time(Dec 01, 2016)

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

Hyper

figure, figure of speech, image, trope

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

单词	oxymoron
释义	oxymoron (once / 53970 pages) n Jumbo shrimp? Open secret? Use oxymoron to refer to a word or phrase that contradicts itself, usually to create some rhetorical effect. When Shakespeare's Juliet says, "Parting is such sweet sorrow," she is using an oxymoron; her apparently self-contradictory turn of phrase actually makes a neat kind of sense. Oxymoron is sometimes used to describe a word combination that strikes the listener as humorously contradictory, even if the speaker didn't intend it that way — perhaps the most famous example is "military intelligence." The word oxymoron is itself an oxymoron; in Greek, oxy- means "sharp" or "wise," while moros means "foolish." CHOOSE YOUR WORDS paradox / oxymoron A paradox is a logical puzzle that seems to contradict itself. No it isn't. Actually, it is. An oxymoron is a figure of speech — words that seem to cancel each other out, like "working vacation" or "instant classic." A paradox makes your brain hurt because it seems like something is true and false at the same time. M.C. Escher's "Relativity" is a visual paradox. The floor is the ceiling! Part of the fun of a paradox is figuring out if it really is one. How about this one: A father and son get in a car wreck and the father dies. The son goes to the hospital, but the doctor says, "I can't operate on him. He's my son." Confused? Ha! Not a paradox, though — the doctor is his mom. Here's a paradox by William Wordsworth, "The child is father of the man." Check out the word in action: "He seemed to absorb the baffling paradoxes of quantum theory with ease." (Big Science) "The answer, for Muji, is a neat paradox, like a Zen koan: massive minimalism through perpetual growth." (New Yorker) Oh jumbo shrimp of the world, we're not calling you morons. You're oxymorons! The word itself is an oxymoron, a contradiction. It comes from the Greek oxys for "sharp" and moros for "stupid." Sharply stupid. Oxymorons gone mild wild: "This article proves that good economic news is an oxymoron." (New York Times) "The ultimate oxymoron: I was once invited to an agoraphobic convention," he said. (Washington Post) Both are contradictions, but a paradox is something to think on, and an oxymoron is a description, enjoyed in the moment then gone. WORD FAMILY oxymoron: oxymora, oxymorons USAGE EXAMPLES And the poor survivor — not an oxymoron here — will catch hell just for being alive. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) Liberals often dismiss “rightwing feminism” as an oxymoron because it focuses on individual achievement over structural change. The Guardian(Dec 09, 2016) “And somehow make it feel very grounded and real–like a realistic musical? Or is that an oxymoron?” Time(Dec 01, 2016) n conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') Hyper figure, figure of speech, image, trope language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
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