单词 | litotes |
释义 | litotes['laitəuti:z]n. 反叙法, 曲言法 litotes li.to.tes AHD: [lº“t…-t¶z”, l¹t“…-, lº-t½“t¶z] D.J. [6la!t*7ti8z, 6l!t*-, la!6t*&ti8z]K.K. [6la!t*7tiz, 6l!t*-, la!6totiz]n.(名词) 【复数】 litotes A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite, as inThis is no small problem. 间接肯定法:用有节制的陈述所构成一种修辞手法,即通过否定其反面来表达肯定的意思,例如在这并不是一个小问题 中 语源:1. Greek litot¶s 希腊语 litot¶s 2. from litos [plain] * see lei- 源自 litos [平实的] *参见 lei- |
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