英语中的矛盾修饰法.pptxVIP

oxymoron英音：[,?ksim?:r?n]美音：[,ɑks?m?rɑn]Itisacompressedparadox,formedbytheconjoining(结合)oftwocontrasting,contradictoryorincongruous(不协调)termsasinbitter-sweetmemories,orderlychaos(混乱)andproudhumility(侮辱).Oxymoron:(矛盾修饰）

AFeatures:contradictoryinmeaningBThecomplexityofthingsCExample:DAcheerfulpessimist纵情享乐的厌世者EPainfulpleasure悲喜交集FAthunderoussilence雷声般的沉默Oxymoron

adj.+n.proudhumility骄傲的谦卑presentparticiple→adj.speakingsilence千言万语的沉默pastparticiple→adj.long-liveddeath永生的死亡Themotherisundergoingthejoyfulpain,andthepainfuljoyofchildbirth.这位母亲正经受着分娩时那种欢乐的痛苦和痛苦的欢乐。Oxymoron(矛盾修饰法)

sour-sweetdays酸甜的日子1coldpleasantmanner冷淡热情的态度2bitter-sweetmemories苦甜参半的回忆3poorrichguys贫穷的富人4badgoodnews坏的好消息5mywonderfullousypoem我绝妙的糟诗6amiserable,merryChristmas又悲又喜的圣诞节7adj.+adj.

falselytruewords虚伪诚实的话awiselystupididea自作聪明的傻主意amercifullyfatalblow仁慈的致命打击Hewasconspicuouslyabsentattheparty.他引人注目地未出席会议。adv.+adj.alove-haterelationship又爱又恨的关系alife-and-deathstruggle生死存亡的斗争n.+n.

changelesslychanging不变地变化deliciouslyaching令人愉快地疼痛adv.+presentparticiple01shinedarkly暗淡地发光diemerrily快乐地死去hastenslowly慢慢地快起来groanloudly大声地呻吟v.+adv.02

thefeatheroflead铅铸的羽毛thesoundofsilence沉默的声音ThedifferencebetweenparadoxandoxymoronNote:Inparadox,itissentencemeaningthatiscontradictory（句子含义矛盾）;Inoxymoron,itiswordsmeaningthatiscontradictory（词汇含义矛盾）.of-phrase

TheFunctionofOxymoron形成鲜明生动的对比，给人以深刻的印象。例如：01Hesatinthesquareandwashedthem．sochangelessly02changing,sobrightanddark,sograveandgay．03changelessly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。04

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：Anatmosphereofdangerouscalmcouldbefeltthroughouttheminingregion.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。

言简意赅，起概括作用．1矛盾修饰法对复杂的概念起概括作用。常常语言精练出2奇．意思含蓄深刻。例如：3Betterawittyfoolthana