English Dictionary

adynaton

IPA（発音記号）

/ædɪˈnɑːtɒn/

名詞

修辞法

(rhetoric) A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility; an instance of such hyperbole.

日本語の意味

極端な誇張表現、つまり不可能なことを強調するために用いられる修辞技法

She dismissed his promise to fix the budget as an adynaton, joking that he'd sooner move mountains by hand than actually follow through.

彼女は予算を立て直すという彼の約束を不可能を表す誇張法だと一蹴し、実際に実行するよりも先に自分の手で山を動かすほうがましだと冗談めかして言った。

意味（1）

(rhetoric) A form of hyperbole that uses exaggeration so magnified as to express impossibility; an instance of such hyperbole.

In this little book, Dr. Sharp attempts to revive and to explain a great number of hard words which were formerly employed by teachers of rhetoric: presenting chapters intituled after the figures, Acyrologia, Adynaton, Anadiplosis, …]

adynata （ plural ）

adynatons （ plural ）