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litotes

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

翻译: 一种修辞手法,用否定相反面来表达肯定,常用于弱化语气或产生反讽效果。

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词语关系

noun

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/C2formalart
  • zh一种修辞手法,用否定相反面来表达肯定,常用于弱化语气或产生反讽效果。

A rhetorical figure of speech in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its contrary, used for understatement or ironic effect.

  1. Rhetorical understatementC2formal

    A figure of speech that uses understatement by negating the opposite, often to express an affirmative.

    zh曲言法

    • Saying 'not bad' to mean 'very good' is a classic litotes.
    • 'He is not the brightest' is a litotes for 'he is unintelligent'.
    • 'She is not unfamiliar with the topic' implies she knows it well.
词形
  • litotes plural form
  • litotes' possessive plural form
  • litotes's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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