| 单词 | anthorism | 
| 释义 | anthorismn. 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. ΚΠ 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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