单词 | enantiosis |
释义 | enantiosis[ ih-nan-tee-oh-sis ] / ɪˌnæn tiˈoʊ sɪs / noun, plural en·an·ti·o·ses [ih-nan-tee-oh-seez]. /ɪˌnæn tiˈoʊ siz/. Rhetoric.a figure of speech in which what is meant is the opposite of what is said; irony. Origin of enantiosisFirst recorded in 1650–60; from Greek enantíōsis “opposition, disagreement, discrepancy,” a derivative of the verb enantioûsthai “to oppose, withstand,” derivative of the adjective enantíos “opposite”; see origin at enantio-, -osis Words nearby enantiosisenanthesis, enantio-, enantiomer, enantiomorph, enantiomorphism, enantiosis, enantiotropy, enargite, enarthrodial, enarthrosis, enate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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