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单词
litotes
释义
litotes
noun
uncountable
literature
UK
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ˈlaɪtəʊtiːz
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UK
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laɪˈtəʊtiːz
/
DEFINITIONS
1
1
the use of a negative statement to say something positive, for example by describing something as ‘not unreasonable’
Synonyms and related words
Types of word or phrase
acrostic
adjacency pair
Americanism
litotes
noun
uncountable
literature
US
/
ˈlaɪtəˌtiz
/
US
/
ˈlɪtəˌtiz
/
US
/
laɪˈtoʊˌtiz
/
DEFINITIONS
1
1
the use of a negative statement to say something positive, for example by describing something as “not unreasonable”
Synonyms and related words
Types of language and general words for language
acrolect
a living language
basilect
随便看
sell sheet
sell someone down the river
sell someone short
sell tickets on yourself
sell your body
sell yourself
sell your soul (to the devil)
selvedge
selves
negligee
negligence
negligent
negligible
negotiable
negotiate
negotiation
negotiation of meaning
negress
negro
negroid
negroni
neigh
neighbor
neighborhood
neighborhood watch
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