mixed metaphor

mixed metaphor什么意思,mixed metaphor翻译

基本解释

n.: 混合隐喻；多重隐喻
网络: 混杂隐喻；混喻；混杂性隐喻

权威解释

• 混合隐喻；多重隐喻:

  a combination of two or more metaphors or idioms that produces a ridiculous effect, for example, ‘He put his foot down with a firm hand.’

例句

• The ship of state is going off the rails " is mixed metaphor.

  国家这艘航船快要出轨了是一个混合隐喻。

• One of my favourite awards every year is for the mixed metaphor.

  年年都最受我青睐的奖项之一是“多重隐喻奖”。

• Here the mixed metaphor is quite impressive, the rest less so.

  这里的矛盾比喻令人印象深刻，其余就没什么了。

• The mixed metaphor award goes to an equally outstanding entry.

  含糊其词隐喻奖由一个同样出色的词条获得。

• Despite the mixed metaphor, there is some truth in this judgement.

  尽管有混用的比喻，这个判断还是有些道理的。

• Which is mainly impressive for being a four-way mixed metaphor.

  由于这个混合隐喻含有四种喻义，这句话基本上给人留下了印象。