apophasis

n. [修]故抑其词；以求婉达

发音

UK /əˈpɒf.ə.sɪs/
US /əˈpɑf.ə.sɪs/

词形变化

apophases 复数 apophases

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned.

    阳否阴述

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A process of arriving at knowledge by statements of denial; particularly, developing a concept of God through negative assertions about his nature.

    可数 不可数 宗教 哲学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

rhetorical device

词源

Via Late Latin apophasis from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis, “denial, negation”) from ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φάσις (phásis, “statement, proposition”) from φημί (phēmí, “to speak”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂; whence Latin fārī, cognate to fame, fable.

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