🗣️apophasis

noun
/əˈpɒfəsɪs/

意味

A rhetorical device where the speaker brings up a subject by denying it or pretending to pass over it.

例文

The politician used apophasis by saying, 'I won’t even mention my opponent’s scandals.'

同義語

paralipsis, preterition, rhetorical device, insinuation

対義語

direct mention, explicit statement

コロケーション

use apophasis, rhetorical apophasis, classic apophasis

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