英语词汇“litotes”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	litotes
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 li•to•tes (lī′tə tēz′, lit′ə-, lī tō′tēz),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tes. [Rhet.] Rhetoricunderstatement, esp. that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in "not bad at all.'' Cf. hyperbole. Greek lītótēs origin, originally, plainness, simplicity, derivative of lītós plain, small, meager Neo-Latin 1650–60 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: litotes /ˈlaɪtəʊˌtiːz/ n ( pl -tes) understatement for rhetorical effect, esp when achieved by using negation with a term in place of using an antonym of that term, as in "She was not a little upset" for "She was extremely upset." Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek, from litos small
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