A figure of speech in which a favourable turn is given to something unfavourable by the use of an expression that conveys only part of the truth…
| 单词 | θ230990 |
| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > euphemism > using positive synonym (2) paradiastole1555 A figure of speech in which a favourable turn is given to something unfavourable by the use of an expression that conveys only part of the truth… curry-favel1589 (See quot. 1589.) |
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