矛盾修辞法(oxymoron)一词源于希腊语“oxus＋moros”。“oxus”的意思是“sharp”或“wise”,“moros”的意思为“foolish”或“dull”。显然oxymoron意思为“sharp-foolish”(明显的荒谬),“wise-dull”(聪明的傻瓜)。我们可以看出从oxusmoros到oxymoron,这个词无论是在拼写上,还是在语义上都发生了一些变化。 The term oxymoron comes from the Greek word “oxus + moros.” “Oxus” means “sharp” or “wise”, and “moros” means “foolish” or “dull.” Obvious oxymoron means “sharp-foolish” (obviously absurd), “wise-dull” (clever fool). We can see that from oxusmoros to oxymoron, the word has changed both in spelling and semantics.