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单词 anthorism
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anthorismn.

Brit. /ˈanθərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈænθəˌrɪz(ə)m/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀνθορισμός.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek ἀνθορισμός counter-definition < ἀνθορίζειν to make a counter-definition ( < ancient Greek ἀνθ- , variant (before an aspirate) of ἀντι- anti- prefix + ὁρίζειν to define: see horizon n.) + -ισμός -ism suffix.
Chiefly Rhetoric. rare.
A description or definition that counters that given by an opposing party; the action of countering the opposing party in this way.
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1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 163/1 Anthorismus, in rhetoric, denotes a contrary description or definition of a thing, from that given by the adverse party.]
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Anthorism, in rhetoric, a description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party.
1914 Baily's Mag. Feb. 101/2 The humane sportsman..always shrinks from including any but well-conditioned burros in his pack-train. If this were an anthorism, an elegy, or even a panegyric, I should like to relate here numerous authentic stories of the burro's virtues.
1991 A. W. Halsall tr. B. Dupriez Dict. Literary Devices 337 [Heinrich] Lausberg considers anthorism..as an example of aggressive periphrasis. Ex: Iago: You would be satisfied? Othello: Would? Nay, I will.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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