Anticlimax──诙谐幽默的修辞手段

Anticlimax-A Humorous Figure of Speech

突降，一种英语修辞手段，指说话人或写作中从重大意义的内容突然转入平淡或荒谬的内容。本文通过引用英文的经典范例，指出这种有“虎头蛇尾”之嫌的修辞手段，能使文句产生画龙点睛、诙谐幽默的效呆。

Anticlimax, a humorous figure of speech, refers to a sudden change of speech from something serious or exciting to something unimportant or uninteresting. By presenting a dozen of famous quotations of English speech and writing, this paper points out that a proper use of anticlimax leads to impressive and humorous effects.