" Medieval science" is not an oxymoron, he writes. Nor is religious rationalism.

他写道，" 中世纪科学" 并不是矛盾修辞法，宗教理性主义也不是。

" Medieval science" is not an oxymoron, he writes.

他写道，“中世纪科学”不是矛盾的说法。

So it's almost an oxymoron but it works.

所以这几乎是矛盾的，但它确实有效。

I mean, to me, it's just an oxymoron, it makes no sense.

我的意思是，对我来说，这只是一个矛盾修辞法，没有任何意义。

Well, I'm saying it sounds like an oxymoron, right?

DB：嗯，我是说这听起来很矛盾，对吧？

It definitely sounds like an oxymoron.

这绝对听起来像是矛盾修饰法。

How can a state or country be minority-majority? Isn’t that, like, an oxymoron?

一个州或国家如何成为少数多数？这不是矛盾吗？

So let's start small. " Eat like a bird" . This one is actually what we call an oxymoron.

所以让我们从小事做起。 “像鸟一样吃东西” 。 这实际上就是我们所说的矛盾修饰法。

I've just gone slightly out of shot, there, so let's write " oxymoron" down here.

我刚刚有点跑题了，所以让我们在这里写下“矛盾修饰法”。

What I'm going to do in this video is first I will review every single one of the oxymorons.

在这段视频中我要做的是首先我将回顾每一个矛盾。

So, you can't have a " short giant." That's an oxymoron.

所以，你不能有一个“短巨人”。那是矛盾的。

Up until that moment, though, I was a little bit more concerned with a different kind of oxymoron.

不过， 在那一刻之前，我更关心的是一种不同的矛盾修辞法。

The term " oxymoron" (oxymoron) is used to describe two words that are put together that have the opposite meaning.

“矛盾修辞法” （oxymoron）一词用于描述放在一起的两个具有相反含义的词。

An " oxymoron" is a figure of speech that has two contradictory or opposite words appearing side by side.

“oxymoron”是一种修辞手法，有两个矛盾或相反的词并排出现。

And he told me that we were going to pass bipartisan criminal justice reform, and I laughed because I thought that was an oxymoron.

他告诉我我们将通过两党刑事司法改革，我笑了， 因为我认为这是矛盾的。

Kayla's asking if she can buy a pair of " dressy sweatpants." And Josh says no, that is an " example of an oxymoron."

凯拉问她是否可以买一条“考究的运动裤” 。 乔什说不，这是一个“矛盾的例子” 。

So, the origin of the word " oxymoron" is from the Greek for " oxy" and " moron" , which means sharp and dull.

所以，“oxymoron”这个词的起源是来自希腊语的“oxy” 和“moron” ，意思是尖锐和沉闷。

So it seems like a lot of this goes back to that potential -- it's not an oxymoron, public health is everybody's job, and we need to adopt that.

DB：所以看起来很多事情都可以追溯到这种潜力——这不是矛盾，公共卫生是每个人的工作，我们需要采纳这一点。

So, if you are already a native English speaker, you can kind of just read the oxymorons with me, get a good laugh, continue with your day, and watch whatever other cat videos you want to watch today on YouTube.

所以，如果你已经是母语为英语的人，你可以和我一起阅读矛盾修辞， 开怀大笑，继续你的一天， 然后在 YouTube 上观看你今天想看的任何其他猫视频。