英語中的矛盾修飾法

1、Oxymoron: (矛盾修飾）oxymoron英音：,ksim:rn美音：,ksmrnIt is a compressed paradox, formed by the conjoining(結(jié)合) of two contrasting, contradictory or incongruous(不協(xié)調(diào)) terms as in bitter-sweet memories, orderly chaos(混亂) and proud humility(侮辱). 1OxymoronFeatures: contradictory in meaningThe complexity of thingsE

2、xample:A cheerful pessimist縱情享樂的厭世者Painful pleasure 悲喜交集A thunderous silence雷聲般的沉默2Oxymoron(矛盾修飾法)1 adj. + n. 1) proud humility 驕傲的謙卑 2) present participle adj. speaking silence 千言萬語的沉默 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. 這位母親正經(jīng)受著分娩時(shí)那種歡樂的痛苦和痛苦的歡樂。32 adj. + adj.sour-sweet days酸甜的日子cold pleasant manner 冷淡熱情的態(tài)度bitter-sweet memories 苦甜參半的回憶poor rich guys 貧窮的富人bad good news 壞的好消息my wonderful lousy poem 我絕妙的糟詩a miserable, merry Christmas 又悲又喜的圣誕節(jié)43 adv. + adj.falsely true words 虛偽誠實(shí)的話a wisely stupid idea 自作聰明的

4、傻主意a mercifully fatal blow 仁慈的致命打擊He was conspicuously absent at the party. 他引人注目地未出席會(huì)議。4 n. + n.a love-hate relationship 又愛又恨的關(guān)系a life-and-death struggle 生死存亡的斗爭55 adv. + present participle changelessly changing 不變地變化deliciously aching 令人愉快地疼痛6 v. + adv.shine darkly 暗淡地發(fā)光die merrily 快樂地死去hasten slo

5、wly 慢慢地快起來groan loudly 大聲地呻吟67 of-phrase the feather of lead 鉛鑄的羽毛the sound of silence 沉默的聲音Note: The difference between paradox and oxymoron In paradox, it is sentence meaning that is contradictory（句子含義矛盾）; In oxymoron, it is words meaning that is contradictory（詞匯含義矛盾）. 7The Function of Oxymoron1形成

6、鮮明生動(dòng)的對比，給人以深刻的印象。例如：He sat in the square and washed themso changelesslychanging, so bright and dark, so grave and gaychangelessly與change是意思相反的兩個(gè)詞，表面上看好像風(fēng)馬牛不相及，但經(jīng)推敲后，我們不但不覺得矛盾，反而覺得入情入理。作者需要描寫的正是這種“既始終如一，又變化多端”的景色。82加強(qiáng)語勢。起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用。構(gòu)成矛盾關(guān)系的兩個(gè)詞一般屬于修飾和被修飾的關(guān)系，所以往往強(qiáng)調(diào)了被修飾詞例如：An atmosphere of dangerous calm could be felt throughout the mining region.為了渲染氣氛加強(qiáng)語勢，作者用dangerous來修飾calm，給人以一種很不平靜的感覺，從而使這種“平靜”得到了強(qiáng)調(diào)，給人一種身臨其境的強(qiáng)烈感受。93言簡意賅，起概括作用矛盾修飾法對復(fù)雜的概念起概括作用。常常語言