🗣️litotes (ライトティーズ)

noun
/ˈlaɪtoʊtiːz/
緩和表現 (kanwahyōgen)

意味

a figure of speech in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
意味の翻訳
反対の否定によって肯定を表現する修辞技法
hantai no hitei ni yotte kōtei o hyōgen suru shūji gihō

例文

Saying 'not bad' as a compliment is an example of litotes.

'悪くない'と言うことは、緩和表現の一例です。
'Warukunai' to iu koto wa, kanwahyōgen no ichirei desu.

同義語

understatement, euphemism, double negative

対義語

exaggeration, overstatement

コロケーション

use of litotes, rhetorical litotes, common litotes

関連語彙

a state or feeling of active opposition or hostility
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