oxymoron
noun /ˌɒksɪˈmɔːrɒn/
/ˌɑːksɪˈmɔːrɑːn/
(specialist)- a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other, for example a deafening silence
矛盾修辞法 词源mid 17th cent.: from Greek oxumōron, neuter (used as a noun) of oxumōros ‘pointedly foolish’, from oxus ‘sharp’ + mōros ‘foolish’.