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litotes

/laɪˈtəʊtiːz/ /laɪˈtoʊtiːz/
  • n.
    曲言法;间接肯定法;反叙法
复数litotes

双语例句

  1. The translation of metaphors, personification and Litotes etc.
    比喻,拟人及反语的翻译。 比喻,拟人及反语的翻译。
  2. Resorting to litotes, it said "the accession negotiations with Turkey have regrettably not moved into any new areas for a year."
    使用反叙法这种修辞方法来说,很可惜,土耳其的入盟谈判一年内都没有任何新的进展。

英英释义

  • n.understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

词源

  • litotes反叙法(用否定或较弱的证据加强表示肯定)
    来自希腊语litotes,平白,浅显,来自PIE*slei,黏的,滑的,词源同lime,slime,littoral.用于指语言学反叙法。