英语中的矛盾修饰法

1、Oxymoron: (矛盾修饰）oxymoron英音：,ksim:rn美音：,ksmrnIt is a compressed paradox, formed by the conjoining(结合) of two contrasting, contradictory or incongruous(不协调) terms as in bitter-sweet memories, orderly chaos(混乱) and proud humility(侮辱). 1OxymoronFeatures: contradictory in meaningThe complexity of thingsE

2、xample:A cheerful pessimist纵情享乐的厌世者Painful pleasure 悲喜交集A thunderous silence雷声般的沉默2Oxymoron(矛盾修饰法)1 adj. + n. 1) proud humility 骄傲的谦卑 2) present participle adj. speaking silence 千言万语的沉默 3) past participle adj. long-lived death 永生的死亡 4) The mother is undergoing the joyful pain, and the painful joy of

3、 childbirth. 这位母亲正经受着分娩时那种欢乐的痛苦和痛苦的欢乐。32 adj. + adj.sour-sweet days酸甜的日子cold pleasant manner 冷淡热情的态度bitter-sweet memories 苦甜参半的回忆poor rich guys 贫穷的富人bad good news 坏的好消息my wonderful lousy poem 我绝妙的糟诗a miserable, merry Christmas 又悲又喜的圣诞节43 adv. + adj.falsely true words 虚伪诚实的话a wisely stupid idea 自作聪明的

4、傻主意a mercifully fatal blow 仁慈的致命打击He was conspicuously absent at the party. 他引人注目地未出席会议。4 n. + n.a love-hate relationship 又爱又恨的关系a life-and-death struggle 生死存亡的斗争55 adv. + present participle changelessly changing 不变地变化deliciously aching 令人愉快地疼痛6 v. + adv.shine darkly 暗淡地发光die merrily 快乐地死去hasten slo

5、wly 慢慢地快起来groan loudly 大声地呻吟67 of-phrase the feather of lead 铅铸的羽毛the sound of silence 沉默的声音Note: The difference between paradox and oxymoron In paradox, it is sentence meaning that is contradictory（句子含义矛盾）; In oxymoron, it is words meaning that is contradictory（词汇含义矛盾）. 7The Function of Oxymoron1形成

6、鲜明生动的对比，给人以深刻的印象。例如：He sat in the square and washed themso changelesslychanging, so bright and dark, so grave and gaychangelessly与change是意思相反的两个词，表面上看好像风马牛不相及，但经推敲后，我们不但不觉得矛盾，反而觉得入情入理。作者需要描写的正是这种“既始终如一，又变化多端”的景色。82加强语势。起强调作用。构成矛盾关系的两个词一般属于修饰和被修饰的关系，所以往往强调了被修饰词例如：An atmosphere of dangerous calm could be felt throughout the mining region.为了渲染气氛加强语势，作者用dangerous来修饰calm，给人以一种很不平静的感觉，从而使这种“平静”得到了强调，给人一种身临其境的强烈感受。93言简意赅，起概括作用矛盾修饰法对复杂的概念起概括作用。常常语言