单词 asteism 释义 asteism Rhet.|stiz()m|[ad. L. astesmus, a. Gr. ἀϊ refined witty talk, f. ἀῖ of the city, polite, f. ἄ city.]Genteel irony, polite and ingenious mockery.1589Puttenham Eng. Poesie (Arb.) 200 Asteismus or the Merry scoffe, otherwi...