英语中的矛盾修饰法.ppt

Oxymoron: (矛盾修饰） oxymoron英音：,ksim:rn美音：,ksmrn It 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). Oxymoron Features: contradictory in meaning The complexity of things Example: 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 Oxymoron(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 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。 2 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 3 adv. + adj. falsely true words 虚伪诚实的话 a wisely stupid idea 自作聪明的傻主意 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 5 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 slowly 慢慢地快起来 groan loudly 大声地呻吟 7 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）. The Function of Oxymoron 1形成鲜明生动的对比，给人以深刻的印象。例如： He sat in the square and washed themso changelessly changing, so bright and dark, so grave and gay changelessly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。 2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。 3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