litotes

n. 反叙法, 曲言法

发音

US
UK /laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite.

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  2. 2.

    A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite.

    The negation of a negative quality to assert a positive.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

meiosis

上位词 2

understatement rhetorical device

下位词 1

tapinosis

词源

Learned borrowing from Late Latin lītotēs, from Ancient Greek λιτότης (litótēs, literally “plainness”), from λιτός (litós, “simple”).

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