| 单词 | litotes |
| 释义 | litotes[ lahy-tuh-teez, lit-uh-, lahy-toh-teez ] / ˈlaɪ təˌtiz, ˈlɪt ə-, laɪˈtoʊ tiz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR litotes ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural li·to·tes.Rhetoric.understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.” Compare hyperbole. Origin of litotesFirst recorded in 1650–60; from New Latin, from Greek lītótēs “plainness, simplicity, understatement (in rhetoric),” derivative of lītós “smooth, plain, simple” Words nearby litoteslitigator, litigious, litmus, litmus paper, litmus test, litotes, litre, Litt. B., Litt. D., litten, Litten's phenomenon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for litoteslitotes / (ˈlaɪtəʊˌtiːz) / noun plural -tesunderstatement 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 for litotesC17: from Greek, from litos small 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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