单词 | litotes |
释义 | Word Frequency litotes(ˈlaɪtəʊˌtiːz) nounWord forms: plural -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". Word origin C17: from Greek, from litos small |
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