'Permanently pause' is an oxymoron?

特朗普说"permanently pause migration"，汉语直译是“永久暂停移民”。问Google "Does 'permanently pause' sound like an oxymoron?"（注：oxymoron是“矛盾修辞”）回答Yes, the phrase "permanently pause" is an oxymoron because its two words contradict each other. 问ChatGPT，答It sounds contradictory, but it isn’t actually an oxymoron因为"pause" is being reinterpreted: instead of meaning “temporary stop,” it’s being used in a broader sense of “stop (without specifying duration).” Then "permanently" clarifies the duration. 问DeepSeek，答它can be considered a mild oxymoron / is technically oxymoronic但through common usage—especially in tech and business—it has developed a clear and practical meaning: to halt a process with no intention of ever resuming it, while often implying that the thing itself is not being deleted. So, while it's an oxymoron in a dictionary sense, it's a useful and accepted phrase in modern language. 查Google图书，在1895年的《New York Court of Appeals》中就已出现"permanently pause"。另外，汉译为“永久暂停”也许非上乘，不妨译作“不设期限地暂停”更符合该词组的真正的意义。假如外国人问为什么那么多“无期徒刑”并且“缓期执行”实际并非“无期”？道理相同，也是因为我们用词不当。