How is understatement different from euphemism?
A: Understatement always lessens negative statements, whereas euphemism does sometimes.
B: Euphemism always lessens negative statements, whereas understatement does sometimes.
C: They are the same.
D: Euphemism is stronger than understatement.
A: Understatement always lessens negative statements, whereas euphemism does sometimes.
B: Euphemism always lessens negative statements, whereas understatement does sometimes.
C: They are the same.
D: Euphemism is stronger than understatement.
B
举一反三
- If a barbarious act is called civilized, what figure of speech is used? A: overstatement B: understatement C: euphemism D: irony
- Please identify the rhetoric device used in the following sentence: I spoke to them in hesitant French. A: simile B: transferred epithet C: euphemism D: understatement
- Which of the following statements is NOT true about understatement?
- How do we distinguish understatement from exaggeration? A: Understatement underplays the truth, while exaggeration overstates it. B: Exaggeration underplays the truth, while understatement overstates it. C: Understatement underplays a falsehood, while exaggeration overstates it. D: Exaggeration underplays a falsehood, while understatement overstates it.
- understatement A: understatement B: exaggeration C: exaggeration D: exaggeration
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Understatement is the opposite of overstatement.
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What do you think of euphemism? Can you set some examples of euphemism in your real life?
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“Just a second!” is a case of litotes （understatement).（)
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Which of the following is NOT a euphemism for pregnancy?
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Which of the following is euphemism for being poor?