Serious creativity will seem a contradiction in terms for many people. Everyone knows that creativity has to be fun, lively, and crazy - so how can we have serious creativity?
严肃的创造力在提法上让很多人觉得是个矛盾,因为人们都认为创造力与娱乐、生动以及疯狂有关的。那么,我们怎样才能获得严肃的创造力呢?
Oxymoron as a contradiction in terms didn't show up until 1902 when someone who worked hard at being lazy was said to be a living oxymoron.
矛盾修饰法作为措辞上的一种矛盾,直至1902年才出现,当时,努力学着变懒的人据说是活生生的矛盾修饰法的例子。
To speak of an educated young person or of a wise young person, rich in the understanding of basic ideas and issues, is as much a contradiction in terms as to speak of a round square.
谈论一个受过教育的年轻人和一个聪明的年轻人哪个更善于理解基本概念和基本问题,这是本身就是自相矛盾的,驴唇不对马嘴。
Ultimately he hopes to show that 「science humor」 is not a contradiction in terms or a dangerous juxtaposition.
他的终极愿望是让人了解,科学幽默并非矛盾的用词,两者并列也没有危险。