英语词汇“paradiastole”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

paradiastole

/ˌparədʌɪˈastəli/ /ˌparədʌɪˈast(ə)li/

Rhetoric

noun

A figure of speech in which a favourable turn is given to something unfavourable by the use of an expression that conveys only part of the truth; euphemism effected by the substitution of a positive synonym for a negative word or phrase.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Sherry (b. c1505), schoolmaster and author. From post-classical Latin paradiastole putting together of dissimilar things, a figure in rhetoric (recorded in classical Latin authors as a Greek word, παραδιαστολή; not attested in Greek authors) from ancient Greek παρα- + διαστολή separation, distinction.

单词	paradiastole
释义	paradiastole /ˌparədʌɪˈastəli/ /ˌparədʌɪˈast(ə)li/ Rhetoric noun A figure of speech in which a favourable turn is given to something unfavourable by the use of an expression that conveys only part of the truth; euphemism effected by the substitution of a positive synonym for a negative word or phrase. Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Sherry (b. c1505), schoolmaster and author. From post-classical Latin paradiastole putting together of dissimilar things, a figure in rhetoric (recorded in classical Latin authors as a Greek word, παραδιαστολή; not attested in Greek authors) from ancient Greek παρα- + διαστολή separation, distinction.
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