CHLEUASMUS  

冷笑法 Sarcastic reply that mocks an opponent and leaves him no answer.

Hypernym
  • IRONIA-SARCASMIRONIA involving sarcasm. 冷笑法 Sarcastic humorous remark.
    • IRONIAHISTRIONIC way of expressing something by playfully creating an appearance of claiming its opposite, typically assuming one's playfulness to be understood by the intended audience. The use of words to express something diametrically different from their meaning, or in a histrionically mediated sense. test
      • HISTRIONICSRHETORICAL TROPE which crucially involves playful dissimulation of one's real meaning.
        • RHETORICAL TROPE體裁詞格 RHETORICAL DEVICE mainly concerned with the structural semantics of expressions.
REF: Lausberg 583, 1244: marginal term in classical rhetoric. Lanham. Not in Miriam.

Greek/Latin: Rufin. 1.7;

Ancient Chinese: Not as characeristic of ancient Chinese as of ancient Greek or Roman dialogue. Though not prominent in rhetorical theory, this is a noteworthy rhetorical technique. See SARCASMUS.

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