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
Floors one to eight are the elevators to the left.
一到八楼上下使用的电梯在左边。
I will come back with him if he asks me.
我会和他走回来，假如他要求我的话。
Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
最近，杰里米的一个最亲密的朋友请他在一个婚礼上祝词。