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词汇 oxymoronically
释义 oxymoronically
adverb
 language specializeduk /ˌɒk.sɪ.məˈrɒn.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /ˌɑːk.sɪ.mɔːˈrɑː.nɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that relates to two words or ideas that are used together, but have, or seem to have, opposite meanings :
The organization oxymoronically describes itself as "an independent company funded by the government".
Mob Street was deserted and must be America's most oxymoronically named thoroughfare.
He speaks, somewhat oxymoronically, of "lucky calamities".
The jelly beans are of high enough quality to qualify, however oxymoronically, as "gourmet".
The radio station is devoted to playing music that they oxymoronically call modern classics.
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