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pregnant construction

Noun
rhetoric
Japanese Meaning
含蓄のある表現、すなわち、発言の背後に明示されていないが、より多くの意味やニュアンスが暗示されている言い回しを指す。 / 言葉が表層的な意味以上のものを内包しており、読解や解釈において追加の意味を引き出す必要がある表現。
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その小説家の含蓄のある表現は、登場人物の悲劇的な過去を直接述べることなくほのめかしていた。

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(rhetoric) An utterance in which more is implied than is said, such as the beasts trembled forth from their dens (i.e. trembling with fright).

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pregnant construction

The novelist's pregnant construction hinted at the character's tragic past without stating it outright.

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The novelist's pregnant construction hinted at the character's tragic past without stating it outright.

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