understatement

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 |

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n.

不充分的陈述; 保守的陈述