Litotes
[ ['laitəti:z] ]
出国 Abroad
n. 反叙法, 曲言法
📖 牛津释义
litotes
n[U]
ironical understatement,esp using a negative to emphasize the contrary 曲言（尤指用否定的词语, 强调其反义的修辞法, 如 It wasn't easy ｀此事不易＇意为It was very difficult｀此事很难＇）.
🗣️ 情景例句
With a shortage of chromosomes, a developing fetus will likely grow into a child with down syndrome.
如果缺省染色体，一个处于成长阶段的胚胎可能发育成一个具有不良综合症的小孩。
In universities,students train to become teachers and engineers.
在大学里，学生们被训练成为教师和工程师。
When he received a very rude reply from one of the workmen.
其中一个工人粗鲁地回了几句。