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词汇 anastrophe
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Definition of anastrophe in English:

anastrophe

nounəˈnastrəfiəˈnæstrəfi
mass nounRhetoric
  • The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.

    〔修辞〕词句倒装

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Old English sounds riddled with anastrophe to speakers of Modern English.
    • The Dryden translation is a little harder to get into with its deliberate archaisms and anastrophes, but once you do it's very rhythmic and compelling.
    • The use of repetition, compound words, and anastrophe are key stylistic traits of Circle and are found throughout the collection of historic manuscripts that inspired it.
    • That grandness is achieved with two schemes: anastrophe (inversion of normal word order) and antithesis (juxtaposition of contrasting ideas).
    • He also engages in that time-tested rhetorical device, the ad hominem attack, through an anastrophe.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Greek anastrophē 'turning back', from ana- 'back' + strephein 'to turn'.

Rhymes

catastrophe

Definition of anastrophe in US English:

anastrophe

nounəˈnastrəfēəˈnæstrəfi
Rhetoric
  • The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.

    〔修辞〕词句倒装

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Old English sounds riddled with anastrophe to speakers of Modern English.
    • The use of repetition, compound words, and anastrophe are key stylistic traits of Circle and are found throughout the collection of historic manuscripts that inspired it.
    • That grandness is achieved with two schemes: anastrophe (inversion of normal word order) and antithesis (juxtaposition of contrasting ideas).
    • He also engages in that time-tested rhetorical device, the ad hominem attack, through an anastrophe.
    • The Dryden translation is a little harder to get into with its deliberate archaisms and anastrophes, but once you do it's very rhythmic and compelling.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Greek anastrophē ‘turning back’, from ana- ‘back’ + strephein ‘to turn’.

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