单词
litotes
英 [laɪ'təʊtiːz]
美[laɪ'totiz]
基本信息
- n. 曲言法;间接肯定法;反叙法
英英释意
- 1. understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary);
- "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"
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