单词 | asteism |
释义 | asteism Rhet.|ˈæstiːɪz(ə)m| [ad. L. asteïsmus, a. Gr. ἀστεϊσµός refined witty talk, f. ἀστεῖος of the city, polite, f. ἄστυ city.] Genteel irony, polite and ingenious mockery.
1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie (Arb.) 200 Asteismus or the Merry scoffe, otherwise the ciuill iest. 1675Tullie Let. Baxter 35 Yet one Asteisme in it must not be omitted. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Asteism, a genteel irony, or handsome way of deriding another. 1815[So Encycl. Brit. III. 5.] |

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