Chiasmus

中文含义:逆句,交叉语法

英语词性:noun

美式音标:/kaɪˈæzməs/

同义词:reversed parallelism, inverted parallelism

易混淆单词:antimetabole (虽然都是交叉语法,但antimetabole侧重于反复使用同一词语)

双语例句:

1. Actions speak louder than words, but words can hurt more than actions.(行动大于言语,但是言辞可能比行动更具伤害性。)

2. It is not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. (重要的不是你的生命中的岁月,而是岁月中的生命。)