oxymoron矛盾修飾法課件-ppt.ppt

1、oxymoron,oxymoron,1.The definition of oxymoron 2.The structure of oxymoron 3.The function of oxymoron 4.The difference oxymoron and antithesis,oxymoron,Definition: a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms are combined to produce an epigrammatic effect. 矛盾修飾法是把兩個(gè)明顯矛盾的詞用在一起，以產(chǎn)生警句式的修辭

2、效果。,The structure of oxymoron,1.adj.+N a wise fool(聰明的傻瓜) open secret（公開的秘密） 2.V-ing/V-ed+N a living death(一個(gè)活死人) a dammed saint (萬惡的圣人） 3.adv.+adj. bitterly happy(苦澀的快樂) a wisely stupid idea(自作聰明的糊涂主意),adj. + adj. poor rich guys(貧乏的富人) bitter sweet memories(苦甜的回憶） adv. + V-ing changelessly changing

3、(一成不變地變化著) deliciously aching(甜美地疼痛著) 6. N+ N a love-hate relationship(又愛又恨的關(guān)系） a life-and death struggle(生與死的掙扎),Love is cruel, love is sweet, -愛情是殘酷而甜蜜的Cruel sweet,殘酷的甜蜜Lovers sigh till lovers meet,愛人嘆息，直到愛人相逢Sigh and meet -嘆息后相逢Sigh and meet, sigh and again -嘆息后相逢，再次嘆息Cruel sweet! O sweet pain!殘酷

4、的甜蜜，哦，甜蜜的痛苦,Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical!美麗的暴君!天使般的魔鬼! Dove feathers raven! Wolfish ravening lamb! 披著白鴿羽毛的烏鴉!豺狼一樣殘忍的羔羊! Despised substance of divinest show!圣潔的外表包覆著丑惡的實(shí)質(zhì)! Just opposite what thou justly seems 你的內(nèi)心剛巧和你的形狀相反， A dammed saint，an honorable villain 一個(gè)萬惡的圣人，一個(gè)莊嚴(yán)的奸徒! Shakespeare: Romeo

5、and Juliet,這是Juliet聽到她的表哥已被Romeo殺死后說的一段話，作者用了一系列的詞意矛盾的詞語：用beautiful(美麗的)修飾tyrant(暴君)，用angelical(天使般的)修飾fiend(魔鬼),用dove-feathers(披著白鴿羽毛的)修飾raven(烏鴉)，用wolfish-ravening(豺狼一樣殘忍的)修飾lamb(羊羔)，用dammed(萬惡的)修飾saint(圣人)，用honorable修飾villain(奸徒)，對比鮮明生動(dòng)，充分表現(xiàn)了Juliet極其復(fù)雜的矛盾心情，給人留下深刻的印象。,The function of oxymoron,1.形

6、成鮮明生動(dòng)的對比，給人以深刻的印象。 He sat in the square and watched them, so changelessly changing, so bright and dark, so grave and gay. changelessly與change是意思相反的兩個(gè)詞，表面上看來好像風(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。生動(dòng)自然，形象具體。,2.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。 An atmosphere of dange

7、rous 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)，給人以一種親臨其境的強(qiáng)烈感受。,3.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，常常語言精練出奇，意思含蓄深刻。 Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. Shakespeare: Twelfth Night 與其做愚蠢的智人，不如做聰明的愚人。莎士比亞用十分簡練的語言表達(dá)了深刻的哲理，給人以啟迪,The difference oxymoron and antithesis,Oxymoron emphasizes the unity of opposites within a complex statement. Antithesis underlines the contrast between opposite parts. His air was one of friendly hostility. (oxymoro