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preterition

/ˌpret.ərˈɪʃ.ən/

翻译: 名词,指一种修辞手法,说话者或写作者声称省略或不愿提及某事,实际上却借此引起注意或暗示其重要性;也泛指有意省略、避而不谈或未尽之言。

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noun

/ˌpret.ərˈɪʃ.ən/C2formal
  • zh名词,指一种修辞手法,说话者或写作者声称省略或不愿提及某事,实际上却借此引起注意或暗示其重要性;也泛指有意省略、避而不谈或未尽之言。

A noun referring to a rhetorical device in which a speaker or writer draws attention to something by claiming to omit it, often by stating that they will not mention it.

  1. Rhetorical deviceC2formal

    A figure of speech in which a speaker or writer draws attention to something by claiming to omit it.

    zh假省略

    • The politician used preterition to hint at the scandal without directly mentioning it.
    • In his speech, he employed preterition by saying 'I won't even mention his past mistakes.'
    • The author's use of preterition made the omitted details seem more significant.

    同义词apophasisparalipsis