Mixed metaphor
n. 混合隐喻
📖 牛津释义
mixed metaphor
combination of two or more metaphors that do not fit together and therefore produce a ludicrous effect, eg The hand that rocks the cradle has kicked the bucket 混杂隐喻（至少两个隐喻的合用, 因不通而产生滑稽效果, 如将the hand that rocks the cradle (rules the world)和kick the bucket合用）.
🧩 词语组成解析
mixed
[[mikst]]
a. 混合的, 形形色色的, 弄糊涂的\\n[计] 混合的
🗣️ 情景例句
How old are you, Gerald?
Gerald，你今年多大啦！
Without wisdom wealth is worthless.
如果没有智慧，财富就无价值。
There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
长期以来，海员中流传着一种迷信的说法，认为海豚会把快要淹死的人托到水面，救人性命；或在人们周围列队保护，使他们免遭鲨鱼伤害。