| 单词 | epanorthosis |
| 释义 | epanorthosis[ ep-uh-nawr-thoh-sis ] / ˌɛp ə nɔrˈθoʊ sɪs / noun, plural ep·a·nor·tho·ses [ep-uh-nawr-thoh-seez]. /ˌɛp ə nɔrˈθoʊ siz/. Rhetoric.the rephrasing of an immediately preceding word or statement for the purpose of intensification, emphasis, or justification, as in “Seems, madam! Nay, it is; I know not ‘seems.’ ” Origin of epanorthosisFirst recorded in 1570–80, epanorthosis is from the Greek word epanórthōsis correcting, revision. See ep-, ana-, orthosis Words nearby epanorthosisepagoge, Epaminondas, epanalepsis, epanaphora, epanodos, epanorthosis, eparch, eparchy, e-passport, épatant, épaulement Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epanorthosis
British Dictionary definitions for epanorthosisepanorthosis / (ɪˌpænɔːˈθəʊsɪs) / nounrhetoric the almost immediate replacement of a preceding word or phrase by a more correct or more emphatic one, as for example in thousands, nay, millions Derived forms of epanorthosisepanorthotic, adjectiveWord Origin for epanorthosisC16: from Greek: correction, from epi- + ana- + orthos straight 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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