created sense approved 反语法/反語法 · fǎnyǔfǎ · irony — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
反语法 / 反語法
fǎnyǔfǎ
irony
a rhetorical device where the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal words
反语 (literal) → 反语/反語 · fǎnyǔ · irony 法 (literal) → 法 · fǎ · method
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 反语法/反語法 · fǎnyǔfǎ · litotes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
反语法 / 反語法
fǎnyǔfǎ
litotes
a figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite
反语 (literal) → 反语/反語 · fǎnyǔ · irony 法 (literal) → 法 · fǎ · method
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition