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词条 曲言
释义

一、定义:

曲言是语言学的修辞手法。不是委婉语,也叫间接肯定法, 反语法,或保守的陈述, 掩饰【Litotes or Understatement】

1、 轻描淡写

( 用rather, quite, pretty, almost, a bit代替very )

She’s rather good-looking. He has written quite a number of novels. My friend was a bit upset by his son’s death. She was a little annoyed when she found her valuable vase broken.

2、 用反说代替正说

( 常用含蓄的否定的方式,常使用no, not, never, none, little, hardly等)

The man is no fool. He has no small chance of success. I couldn’t be happier.

His teacher said he wasn’t very bright and that he wasn’t worth teaching.

He conducted the experiment with no little enthusiasm. Similar mistakes are not uncommon.

3、 弦外之音

( 婉转说法,用于代替直言不讳)

The beauty of Guilin is more than I can describe. You should have been here earlier.

二.修辞介绍

英语有约50种修辞格,常用的有隐喻、提喻、借喻、拟人、明喻、委婉、影射、迂回、曲言、专有名词普通化、移觉修饰、幽默、讽刺、反语、嘲弄、歧义、设问、对仗、急止、仿文、对偶、省略、并置、排比等这些修辞格使用起来都有一定程度的间接感,前面十来个间接性更加明显,尤以隐喻为间接之榜首。

三.曲言汉语解释

1、婉言。 2、犹曲解。 3、违心的话。4、迂回交流,中心不变,犹如貌离神合。

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