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
He's an extremist, and quite fanatical.
他是个极端分子，非常狂热。
Saying and doing are two things.
说与做是两回事。
We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways.
我们还犯有一个根本性的错误，即把我们的决心向大家宣布。