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litotes
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
countable
rhetoric
uncountable
Japanese Meaning
否定形を用いて実は肯定的な意味を表す修辞技法。すなわち、反対の事柄を否定することで肯定的ニュアンスを伝える表現法。 / 控えめな表現の一種として、直接的な言い方を避け、婉曲的に肯定を表現する方法。
（ plural ）
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(rhetoric) An ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.
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litotes
The novelist used litotes to hint at the hero's courage without overstating it.
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The novelist used litotes to hint at the hero's courage without overstating it.
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