litotes

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• 英式音标 [laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz]
• 美式音标 [ˈlaɪ.tə.tiːz]
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基本解释

• n.间接肯定法，曲言法，反叙法

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英汉例句

• The translation of metaphors, personification and Litotes etc.
  比喻，拟人及反语的翻译。
• Concerning the classification of enantiosis in rhetoric,the theoretical definitions of "litotes" and "irony" are somewhat different from the people's perception.
  修辞格中的反语分类“正话反说”与“反话正说”,其理论上的定义跟人们言语中的理解存在着差异。
• Concerning the classification of enantiosis in rhetoric, the theoretical definitions of "litotes" and "irony" are somewhat different from the people's perception.
  摘要修辞格中的反语分类“正话反说”与“反话正说”，其理论上的定义跟人们言语中的理解存在着差异。
• This essay illustrates the artistic expressive effects of aesthetic rhetoric by analyzing the usage of some kinds of figures of speech, such as: Simile、 Metaphor、 Personification、 Hyperbole、 Litotes and Antithesis.
  本文拟通过比喻、代、人、张、言、比等各种辞格在句中的具体运用来说明美学修辞在商务英文报刊中所取得的艺术性表达效果。

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剑桥英英字典

• the use of a negative statement in order to emphasize a positive meaning, for example "a not inconsiderable amount of money (= a considerable amount of money)"