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li·to·tes 英ˈlaɪtəˌtiːz, ˈlɪtə-, laɪˈtəʊtiːz美ˈlaɪtəˌtiz, ˈlɪtə-, laɪˈtotizAHDlīʹtə-tēz', lĭtʹə-, lī-tōʹtēz ＧCOCA¹⁷⁴³⁶⁰BNC²³⁶²¹³⁺¹
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n.间接肯定法，曲言法，反叙法名词复数litotes
间接
Noun:
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 来自希腊语litotes，平白，浅显。来自原始印欧语*slei，黏的，滑的，词源同lime, slime, littoral。用于指语言学反叙法。 litotes来自希腊语litotes，平白，浅显。来自原始印欧语*slei，黏的，滑的，词源同lime, slime, littoral。用于指语言学反叙法。 lime来自拉丁语limus，污泥，黏质物。来自原始印欧语*slei，黏的，滑的，词源同slime, delete, liniment。引申词义涂沫，石灰。来自波斯语limun，柠檬，桔类，词源同lemon。来自古英语lind，欧椴树，词源同linden。拼写比较lamp, lantern。 slime来自古英语slim，污泥，淤泥。来自原始日耳曼语*slimaz，滑的，黏滑的。来自原始印欧语*slei，滑的，黏滑的，词源同lime, slip。 littoral来自拉丁语litus，海岸，可能来自原始印欧语*lei，流，流淌，词源同lido, limnology。近义词 meiosis生细胞核减数分裂…
as in.figure of speech
同义词 adumbration,allegory,alliteration,allusion,analogue,analogy,anaphora,anticlimax,antistrophe,antithesis,aposiopesis,apostrophe,asyndeton,bathos,comparison,conceit,device,echoism,ellipsis,euphemism,euphuism,exaggeration,expression,flourish,flower,hyperbole,image,imagery,irony,malapropism,manner of speaking,metaphor,metonymy,onomatopoeia,ornament,oxymoron,parable,paradox,parallel,personification,proteron,rhetoric,sarcasm,satire,simile,stylistic device,synecdoche,trope,tropology,turn of phrase,understatement,way of speakingas in.understatement
同义词 distortion,restraint,underestimate
figure of speechnoun non-literal communication
adumbration,allegory,alliteration,allusion,analogue,analogy,anaphora,anticlimax,antistrophe,antithesis,aposiopesis,apostrophe,asyndeton,bathos,comparison,conceit,device,echoism,ellipsis,euphemism,euphuism,exaggeration,expression,flourish,flower,hyperbole,image,imagery,irony,malapropism,manner of speaking,metaphor,metonymy,onomatopoeia,ornament,oxymoron,parable,paradox,parallel,personification,proteron,rhetoric,sarcasm,satire,simile,stylistic device,synecdoche,trope,tropology,turn of phrase,understatement,way of speaking
understatementnoun restrained statement
distortion,litotes,restraint,underestimate |