litotes

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

1. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite.
2. (countable, especially, rhetoric, uncountable) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite.

Đối diện của

hyperbole

Từ đồng nghĩa

meiosis

euphemism

understatement

Bản dịch

litote

litote

Litotes

lítote

atenuación

litotes

litotes

litotes

euphémisme

Understatement

méiose

affirmation en dessous de la vérité

amoindrissement des faits

eufemismo

Untertreibung

Phát âm là (IPA)

/laɪˈtəʊ.tiːz/

Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin lītotēs, from Ancient Greek λιτότης (litótēs, literally “plainness”), from λιτός (litós, “simple”).