understatement
['ʌndə'steitmənt]
n.轻描淡写, 有保留地陈述
例句与用法:
A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite, as in This is no small problem.
间接肯定法用有节制的陈述所构成一种修辞手法,即通过否定其反面来表达肯定的意思,例如在这并不是一个小问题中
词形变化:
副词: understatedly |
详细释义:
n.
不充分的陈述; 保守的陈述