1. oxymoron矛盾修辞法:是将两个互相矛盾,互不调和,的词放在同一个短语中,产生特殊的深刻含义的一种修辞手段。比如:a clever fool聪明的傻瓜true lies真实的谎言 2.paradox悖论,指事物自相矛盾。比如:It is a paradox that such a rich country should have so many poor people living in it.如此富足的国家竟有如此多的穷人, 这是个矛盾的现实.
the yoking of two terms that are apparently contradictory.如:In the night, no one dared to disturb the sound of silence.句中sound 和silence矛盾 All my sour-sweet days, I will lament and love.句中sour和sweet 矛盾