Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a figure of speech which is formed by the conjoining of two contrasting, contradictory terms to produce a special effect. An oxymoron is a compresd paradox.（用两种不相调和或截然相反的词语来形容某一事物, 在矛盾中寻求哲理, 这种修辞手法叫做矛盾修饰法。）
An oxymoron can be formed through the following ways:
1. adj. + n.
proud humility 骄傲的谦卑
painful pleasure 悲喜交集
a thunderous silence 雷声般的沉默
a cheerful pessimist 纵情享乐的厌世者
noble lie 高尚的谎言
(prent participle → adj.)
speaking silence 千言万语的沉默
loving hate 爱的怨恨
a living death 活受罪（活着的死亡）
(past participle → adj.)
long-lived death 永生的死亡
a vanquished victor 被征服的胜利者
When the news of the failure came, all his friends said that it was a victorious defeat. 当失败的消息传来时, 所有朋友都说这是胜利的失败。
She read the long-awaited letter with a tearful smile.
她带着含泪的微笑读了这封盼望已久的信。
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 mirable, merry Christmas 又悲又喜的圣诞节
3. adv. + adj.
fally true words 虚伪诚实的话
a wily stupid idea 自作聪明的傻主意
a mercifully fatal blow 仁慈的致命打击
He was conspicuously abnt 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. + prent 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-phra
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 is that in paradox, it is ntence 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）.
