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

ox•y•mo•ron n. [countable], pl. -mo•ra

Rhetorica figure of speech that uses two words or phrases that seem to be contradictory or opposite, such as "cruel kindness.''

ox•y•mo•ron n., pl. -mo•ra [Rhet.]

Rhetorica figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in "cruel kindness'' or "to make haste slowly.''

presumed Greek *oxýmōron, neuter of *oxýmōros sharp-dull, equivalent. to oxý(s) sharp (see oxy-¹) + mōrós dull (see moron)
Late Latin oxymorum
1650–60;

ox•y•mo•ron•ic adj.

oxymoron /ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn/ n ( pl -mora / -ˈmɔːrə/)

an epigrammatic effect, by which contradictory terms are used in conjunction: living death, fiend angelical

Etymology: 17th Century: via New Latin from Greek oxumōron, from oxus sharp + mōros stupid

单词	oxymoron
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ox•y•mo•ron /ˌɑksɪˈmɔrɑn/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -mo•ra /-ˈmɔrə/.USA pronunciation Rhetorica figure of speech that uses two words or phrases that seem to be contradictory or opposite, such as "cruel kindness.'' WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ox•y•mo•ron (ok′si môr′on, -mōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mo•ra (-môr′ə, -mōr′ə).USA pronunciation [Rhet.] Rhetorica figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in "cruel kindness'' or "to make haste slowly.'' presumed Greek *oxýmōron, neuter of *oxýmōros sharp-dull, equivalent. to oxý(s) sharp (see oxy-¹) + mōrós dull (see moron) Late Latin oxymorum 1650–60; ox•y•mo•ron•ic (ok′sē mə ron′ik),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: oxymoron /ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn/ n ( pl -mora / -ˈmɔːrə/) an epigrammatic effect, by which contradictory terms are used in conjunction: living death, fiend angelical Etymology: 17th Century: via New Latin from Greek oxumōron, from oxus sharp + mōros stupid
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