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山を「ちょっとした丘だ」と呼ぶのは、控えめな修辞表現の典型で、ガイドの皮肉に皆が笑った。

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Calling the mountain 'a bit of a hill' was a gross understatement that made everyone laugh at the guide's irony.

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Calling the mountain 'a bit of a hill' was a gross understatement that made everyone laugh at the guide's irony.

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understatement

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rhetoric uncountable usually countable
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実際の状況よりも控えめに、または取るに足らないことに見せかける修辞技法。 / (風刺的な効果を狙い)重要性や量を意図的に過小評価して表現する方法。
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山を「ちょっとした丘だ」と呼ぶのは、控えめな修辞表現の典型で、ガイドの皮肉に皆が笑った。

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