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oxymoron [ˌɑ:ksɪˈmɔ:rɑ:n]

n. 矛盾形容法,逆喻;
复数:: oxymorons

例句:

  • This has made many Americans conclude that business ethics is an oxymoron.
    这使得很多美国人断定商业道德是个自相矛盾的说法。
  • The term"animal cognition" remained an oxymoron.
    来自WSJ
  • Or with Bush filling the slot, is that an oxymoron?
    或者,当布什窜升首位的时候, 大家只不过希望这是一种“矛盾修辞法”?
  • 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.
  • Intelligent Design as a scientific theory is an oxymoron.
    来自SA
  • Professional sport is an oxymoron in all save money.
    来自THETIMES