tapinosis

词形变化

tapinoses 复数 tapinoses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A figure of speech whereby something is given less importance by the name given it than it merits.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

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词源

Borrowed from Latin tapīnōsis (“depreciation”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ταπείνωσις (tapeínōsis, “lowering”), from ταπεινός (tapeinós, “low”).

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