| 词汇 | downtoner |
| 释义 | downtoner noun[ C ] language specializeduk /ˈdaʊn.təʊ.nər/ us /ˈdaʊn.toʊ.nɚ/ a word or phrase that makes the meaning of another word or phrase less strong使另一个词（或短语）意思弱化的词（或短语） Becoming and making less strong abate abatement adulterant adulterate adulterated dull ease emasculation enervate enervating enervatingly fade hedge melt relieve totter tottering turn to jellyidiom undimmed unsubdued You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Linguistic terms & linguistic style GrammarDowntoners Downtoners are words or phrases which reduce the force of another word or phrase. Downtoning is the opposite of emphasising. The most common downtoners are: … Downtoners: using vague language We use vague language such as kind of…, sort of … or the suffix -ish to reduce the force of a word or phrase: … Examples of downtonerdowntoner For example, (10a) does not mean the negation of being very big; instead, it means that the person is of moderate size, which is similar to the function of downtoner. For example, (10a) does not mean the negation of being very big; instead, it means that the person is of moderate size, which is similar to the function of downtoner. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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