litotes

n [U] ironical understatement,esp using a negative to emphasize the contrary 曲言（尤指用否定的词语, 强调其反义的修辞法, 如 It wasn't easy ｀此事不易＇意为It was very difficult｀此事很难＇）.

literal, literally, literalness, literary, literate, literati, literature, lithe, lithium, litho, lithograph, lithographic, lithography, lithosphere, litigant, litigate, litigation, litigious, litmus, litmus paper, litre, litre (US liter), Litt D, litter, litter basket, litter-basket, litter-bin, litter-basket, litter-lout, little, little by little, Little Rock, little-appreciated, littoral, liturgical, liturgically, liturgy, livable, live, live birth, live off,