catacosmesis

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly; A descending order from best, greatest, etc. to worst, lowest, etc. rhetoric,uncountable
  2. A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly; A chronological order from first to last. rhetoric,uncountable
  3. A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in "proper order", particularly; An ascending order from worst, lowest, etc. to best, greatest, etc; a climax. obsolete,rhetoric,uncountable

词汇关系

近义词
chronological order arrangement
反义词
climax

词源

From the Latin form of the Ancient Greek κατακόσμησις (katakósmēsis, “arrangement”).
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