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litotes/laiˈtəʊti:z/n. ironical understatement, esp. the expressing of an affirmative by the negative of its contrary (e.g. I shan't be sorry for I shall be glad 如:“我不感到遗憾”来表示“我会很高兴”) 反叙法(尤指用相反的否定来表示肯定) [Late Latin from Greek litotēs, from litos ‘plain, meagre’] |