🗣️apophasis

noun
/əˈpɒfəsɪs/

含义

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

例句

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

同义词

paralipsis, preterition, rhetorical device, insinuation

反义词

direct mention, explicit statement

搭配词

use apophasis, rhetorical apophasis, classic apophasis

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