著名英语修辞法概括

)

发嘟嘟声

;< /p>

发出响而刺耳的声音

Catachresis

is

。

Another meaning is

to

use

an

existing

word

to

denote

something

that

has

no

name

in

the

current

language.

Mow

the beard,

Shave

the grass,

Pin

the plank,

Nail

my sleeve.

Chiasmus

In

rhetoric,

a

verbal

pattern

(a

type

of

antithesis)

in

which

the

second

half

of

an

expression is balanced against the first with the parts reversed.

see you, nice!

对偶句 的

)

交错配列

Circumlocution

委婉曲折的说法

is

an

ambiguous

or

roundabout

figure

of

speech.

In

its

most

basic

form,

circumlocution is using many words (such as

paper and hair

expression exists (

Climax

高潮

On

English

Rhetorical

Device

，

Climax

is

one

kind

of

expressive

rhetorical

devices

．

The

proper

use

of

it

can

not

only

strengthen

the

power

of

sentences

，

express the meaning more clearly

，

but also make the sentence pattern more orderly

and more rhythmic

。

He has gone

；

he has escaped

；

he has broken away

．

他走了，

他 逃跑了，他脱身了。

Conduplicatio

Figure of repetition in which the key word or words in one phrase, clause, or sentence

is/are repeated at

or very

near the beginning of

successive sentences,

I answered

their

questions

truthfully,

including

questions

about

my

private

life

--

questions

no

American citizen would ever want to answer.

Diacope

A

rhetorical

term

for

the

repetition

of

a

word

or

phrase

broken

up

by

one

or

more

intervening words.

knows

what he doesn't

know

; and the less a man

knows

, the more sure he is that he

knows

everything.

Distinctio

A rhetorical

term for explicit references to

various

meanings

of a word--usually for

the

purpose

of

removing

ambiguities.

[I]t

would

be

a

long

while

before

I

would

come to understand the particular moral of the story.

Dysphemism

粗直语用法

,

粗直语

The substitution of a more offensive or disparaging word or phrase for one considered

less

offensive.

The

opposite

is

euphemism.

Adjective:

often

meant to shock or offend, dysphemisms may also serve as in- group markers to signal

closeness.

粗直语是委婉语的反面，粗直语被用于对听众或读者对某事的态度造

成负 面影响，或者降低其可能含有的积极联想。

.

resort

to

dysphemism

to

talk

about

people

and

things

that

frustrate

and

annoy them, which they disapprove of and wish to disparage, humiliate and degrade.

Curses, name-calling and any sort of derogatory comment directed towards others in

order to insult or to wound them are all examples of dysphemism.

For example, if someone at a formal dinner party were to publicly announce I'm off

for

a

piss,

rather

than

saying

Excuse

me

for

a

moment,

the

effect

would

be

dysphemistic.

Echoism

The formation of words by imitating sounds (see also onomatopoeia)

拟声

Ellipsis

is a series of marks that usually indicate an intentional omission of a word, sentence

or whole section from the original text being quoted.

省略

Enallage

A

figure

of

syntactic

substitution

in

which

one

grammatical

form

(person,

case,

gender,number, tense) is replaced by another, usually ungrammatical form.

语法形式

替代

Enthymeme

In rhetoric, an informally stated syllogism with an implied premise.

Enumeration

列举

Enumeration is one of the most common and most reliable rhetorical devices. Having

been

alerted

to

the

idea

that

there

are

three

points

to

listen

for,

the

reader/listener

hones in on those ideas. Enumeration provides markers or signs for the reader/listener

to follow, hopefully preventing him/her from becoming lost along the way.

2. Drugs may be given by mouth, by injection, by inhalation, rectally, or through the

skin.

Epanalepsis

Epanalepsis

repeats

the

beginning

word

of

a

clause

or

sentence

at

the

end.

The

beginning and the end are the two positions of strongest emphasis in a sentence, so by

having the same word in both places, you call special attention to it:

alone dug this giant canyon; yes, just plain water.

Epanorthosis

换语

An

epanorthosis

is

a

figure

of

speech

that

signifies

emphatic

word

replacement

。

Epiphora

A

rhetorical

term

for

the

repetition

of

a

word

or

phrase

at

the

end

of

successive

clauses

。

better idiot. Give me a caring idiot. Give me a sensitive idiot. Just don’t give

me the

same idiot.”

Epistrophe

A

rhetorical

term

for

the

repetition

of

a

word

or

phrase

at

the

end

of

successive

clauses

。

the

best

, and we need

the best

, and we deserve

the best

.

Epitheton

Attributing to a person or a thing, a quality or a description sometimes by the simple

addition

of

a

descriptive

adjective;

sometimes

through

a

descriptive

or

metaphorical apposition.

1.

An

adjective

or

phrase

that

is

used

to

describe

sb.

Or

sth`s

character

or

most

important quality, especially in order to give praise or criticism. (

尤用于褒贬人

或事物特征或性质的

)

表述形容词或修饰语< /p>

: The film is long and dramatic but

does not quite earn the epithet `epic`.

这部影片篇幅长

,

戏剧性强

不过还不能誉

为

”

史诗

”

2. (especially AmE) an offensive word or phrase that is used about a person or group

of peop le

别称；

诨名；绰号：

Racial epithets were scrawled on the walls.

墙上涂

写着一些带有种族歧视的称谓。

Epizeuxis

(

为强调所作的

)

紧接反复

,

重复

(

如：

Alone, alone, all all alone. Alone on a wide wide

sea.)A rhetorical term for repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis, usually with no

words in between.

Euphemism

A euphemism is a word or phrase that is used in place of a disagreeable or offensive

term.

When

a

phrase

becomes

a

euphemism,

its

literal

meaning

is

often

pushed

aside. ·

unplanned landing

for

Euphony

和谐的声音

sound

patterns

used

in

verse

to

achieve

opposite

effects:

euphony

is

pleasing

and

harmonious; cacophony is harsh and discordant. Euphony is achieved through the use

of vowel

sounds

in

words of generally serene imagery.

Lotos-eaters came.

Euphuism

Euphuism is a peculiar mannered style of English prose. It takes its name from a prose

romance

by

John

Lyly.

It

consists

of

a

preciously

ornate

and

sophisticated

style,

employing

in

deliberate

excess

a

wide

range

of

literary

devices

such

as

antitheses,

alliterations, repetitions and rhetorical questions.

Exemplum

an

anecdote

that

supports

a

moral

point

or

sustains

an

argument,

used

esp

in

medieval sermons

。

Expletive

shit!

1 an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; anexclamatory oath.

2.a syllable, word, or phrase serving to fill out.

3.

Grammar

. a word considered as regularly filling the syntacticposition of another, as

it

in

It is his duty to go,

or

there

in

There is nothing here.

Hendiadys

重名

A

figure

of

speech

in

which

two

words

joined

by

and

express

an

idea

that

is

more

commonly expressed by an adjective and a noun.

Elwood: What kind of music do

you usually have here?

Claire: Oh, we got both kinds. We got country

and

western.

Homeoteleuton

同韵脚

is the repetition of endings in words. Homeoteleuton is also known as near rhyme.

[2]

Hypallage

换置

A

figure

of

speech

in

which

an

adjective

or

participle

(an

epithet)

grammatically

qualifies anoun other than the person or thing it is actually describing.

coward