| 释义 |
litotes /'laitsutizz; Uaita/tiz/ n understatement used ironically, esp using a negative to express the contrary, as I shan't be sorry when it's over' meaning 'I shall be very glad', or It was no easy matter, for It was very difficult. 间接肯定法; 意重语轻的反语法(例如用'此事结束后我不会难过'代替'我将很高兴’或'此事不容易’代替'此事很困衅)。 |