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
And here he is--Popo the Clown.
这位就是小丑Popo。
To wish to become an artist
希望成为艺术家
They feared that the mummy would fall to pieces when they cut it open, but fortunately this has not happened.
他们曾担心在把木乃伊切开后，它会散成碎片，但幸运得很，这种情况并未发生。