litotes

名词 litotes:

1. understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
   同义词：meiosis

li.to.tes

n.（名词）
【复数】 litotes
A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite, as inThis 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

来源：
Greek litotôs
希腊语 litotôs
from litos [plain] * see lei-
源自 litos [平实的] *参见 lei-