| 单词 | apophasis |
| 释义 | apophasis[ uh-pof-uh-sis ] / əˈpɒf ə sɪs / nounRhetoric. denial of one's intention to speak of a subject that is at the same time named or insinuated, as “I shall not mention Caesar's avarice, nor his cunning, nor his morality.” Theology. knowledge, understanding, or description of God through negative statements about qualities and characteristics that God does not possess, as "God is not confined by space or time."See also negative theology. Compare cataphasis. Origin of apophasis1650–60; <Late Latin <Greek: a denial, equivalent to apópha(nai) to say no, deny (apo-apo- + phánai to say) + -sis-sis OTHER WORDS FROM apophasisap·o·phat·ic [ap-uh-fat-ik], /ˌæp əˈfæt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby apophasisaponeurosis, aponeurositis, aponeurotic fibroma, aponeurotomy, apopemptic, apophasis, Apophis, apophony, apophthegm, apophyge, apophyllite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for apophasisapophasis / (əˈpɒfəsɪs) / nounrhetoric the device of mentioning a subject by stating that it will not be mentionedI shall not discuss his cowardice or his treachery Word Origin for apophasisC17: via Latin from Greek: denial, from apo- + phanai to say Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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