中英互译
litotes
英 /laɪˈtəʊtiːz/美 /laɪˈtoʊtiːz/
基本释义
- n.曲言法;间接肯定法;反叙法
复数litotes
双语例句
- 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。
- 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。