Definition of circumlocution in English:

circumlocution

noun ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)nˌsərkəmˌləˈkjuʃ(ə)n

mass noun

The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
（尤指故弄玄虚或推托时使用的）迂回的说法，累赘的话，遁词
his admission came after years of circumlocution
他蒙混了几年才承认。
count noun he used a number of poetic circumlocutions
他用了一些迂回曲折的诗歌用语。
Example sentencesExamples
- Pidgins may compensate for lack of vocabulary through circumlocution.
- Americans, in particular the US military-industrial complex, are masters of jargon and circumlocution, but they can't be blamed for everything.
- The replies I got were pure circumlocution and double talk, nowadays referred to as spin.
- Other common strategies used to save face for others include the use of circumlocution and equivocation when criticism of another's performance is unavoidable.
- He has wisely retained many Marathi words in the text, thus avoiding plodding English circumlocutions such as ‘flat millet bread’ for bhakri.
- In Wales, the leadership of Plaid Cymru was always a bit bashful about independence, resorting to circumlocutions like ‘full national status’.
- O'Neill, despite his apparent affability and a tendency to circumlocution, is a tough little nut.
- No more circumlocution - just tell us, straight out: what are we supposed to do?
- Alas, for every valuable insight which emerges, we find a greater proportion of heady rhetoric and circumlocution.
- Everyday language uses a number of euphemisms, including polite formulas, circumlocutions, allusions, and stock phrases.
- Her style can only be described as hectoring, irritating and occasionally maddening in its circumlocution.
- The company has dispensed with traditional legal circumlocution with its latest court filings against its rival.
- He is witty, he puns, and sometimes he employs the polysyllabic circumlocution of the nineteenth-century humorists.
- A certain kind of Briton prefers circumlocution and euphemism for even everyday speech: ‘I wonder if I could trouble you for a glass of water?’
- Large bureaucracies seem to inherently foster a culture that favours circumlocution, jargon and euphemism.
- In order to refer to that activity, it is necessary to engage in circumlocution or periphrasis.
- He produced yet another quite captivating display of loquacious circumlocution as he tackled questions from the press about the way he has run the team recently.
- There was a good deal of rhetoric, circumlocution and imprecision in language.
- Despite the circumlocution used, the parties all appeared to understand one another.
- The Navajo language is complex, and through circumlocution the Code Talkers made it even more so.
Synonyms
periphrasis, circuitousness, indirectness
tautology, repetition, repetitiveness, repetitiousness, diffuseness, discursiveness, long-windedness, verbosity, wordiness, prolixity, verbiage, redundancy, superfluity
euphemism
informal beating about the bush
rare pleonasm, perissology

Derivatives

circumlocutional

adjective

circumlocutionary

adjective

circumlocutionist

noun

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin circumlocutio(n-) (translating Greek periphrasis), from circum 'around' + locutio(n-) from loqui 'speak'.

Rhymes

ablution, absolution, allocution, attribution, circumvolution, Confucian, constitution, contribution, convolution, counter-revolution, destitution, dilution, diminution, distribution, electrocution, elocution, evolution, execution, institution, interlocution, irresolution, Lilliputian, locution, perlocution, persecution, pollution, prosecution, prostitution, restitution, retribution, Rosicrucian, solution, substitution, volution

Definition of circumlocution in US English:

circumlocution

nounˌsərkəmˌləˈkyo͞oSH(ə)nˌsərkəmˌləˈkjuʃ(ə)n

The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
（尤指故弄玄虚或推托时使用的）迂回的说法，累赘的话，遁词
his admission came after years of circumlocution
他蒙混了几年才承认。
he used a number of poetic circumlocutions
他用了一些迂回曲折的诗歌用语。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Navajo language is complex, and through circumlocution the Code Talkers made it even more so.
- The replies I got were pure circumlocution and double talk, nowadays referred to as spin.
- Alas, for every valuable insight which emerges, we find a greater proportion of heady rhetoric and circumlocution.
- A certain kind of Briton prefers circumlocution and euphemism for even everyday speech: ‘I wonder if I could trouble you for a glass of water?’
- Americans, in particular the US military-industrial complex, are masters of jargon and circumlocution, but they can't be blamed for everything.
- The company has dispensed with traditional legal circumlocution with its latest court filings against its rival.
- In Wales, the leadership of Plaid Cymru was always a bit bashful about independence, resorting to circumlocutions like ‘full national status’.
- Other common strategies used to save face for others include the use of circumlocution and equivocation when criticism of another's performance is unavoidable.
- He has wisely retained many Marathi words in the text, thus avoiding plodding English circumlocutions such as ‘flat millet bread’ for bhakri.
- Large bureaucracies seem to inherently foster a culture that favours circumlocution, jargon and euphemism.
- He produced yet another quite captivating display of loquacious circumlocution as he tackled questions from the press about the way he has run the team recently.
- Pidgins may compensate for lack of vocabulary through circumlocution.
- In order to refer to that activity, it is necessary to engage in circumlocution or periphrasis.
- Her style can only be described as hectoring, irritating and occasionally maddening in its circumlocution.
- Everyday language uses a number of euphemisms, including polite formulas, circumlocutions, allusions, and stock phrases.
- There was a good deal of rhetoric, circumlocution and imprecision in language.
- No more circumlocution - just tell us, straight out: what are we supposed to do?
- He is witty, he puns, and sometimes he employs the polysyllabic circumlocution of the nineteenth-century humorists.
- O'Neill, despite his apparent affability and a tendency to circumlocution, is a tough little nut.
- Despite the circumlocution used, the parties all appeared to understand one another.
Synonyms
periphrasis, circuitousness, indirectness

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin circumlocutio(n-) (translating Greek periphrasis), from circum ‘around’ + locutio(n-) from loqui ‘speak’.

单词	circumlocution
释义	Definition of circumlocution in English: circumlocution noun ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)nˌsərkəmˌləˈkjuʃ(ə)n mass noun The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive. （尤指故弄玄虚或推托时使用的）迂回的说法，累赘的话，遁词 his admission came after years of circumlocution 他蒙混了几年才承认。 count noun he used a number of poetic circumlocutions 他用了一些迂回曲折的诗歌用语。 Example sentencesExamples Pidgins may compensate for lack of vocabulary through circumlocution. Americans, in particular the US military-industrial complex, are masters of jargon and circumlocution, but they can't be blamed for everything. The replies I got were pure circumlocution and double talk, nowadays referred to as spin. Other common strategies used to save face for others include the use of circumlocution and equivocation when criticism of another's performance is unavoidable. He has wisely retained many Marathi words in the text, thus avoiding plodding English circumlocutions such as ‘flat millet bread’ for bhakri. In Wales, the leadership of Plaid Cymru was always a bit bashful about independence, resorting to circumlocutions like ‘full national status’. O'Neill, despite his apparent affability and a tendency to circumlocution, is a tough little nut. No more circumlocution - just tell us, straight out: what are we supposed to do? Alas, for every valuable insight which emerges, we find a greater proportion of heady rhetoric and circumlocution. Everyday language uses a number of euphemisms, including polite formulas, circumlocutions, allusions, and stock phrases. Her style can only be described as hectoring, irritating and occasionally maddening in its circumlocution. The company has dispensed with traditional legal circumlocution with its latest court filings against its rival. He is witty, he puns, and sometimes he employs the polysyllabic circumlocution of the nineteenth-century humorists. A certain kind of Briton prefers circumlocution and euphemism for even everyday speech: ‘I wonder if I could trouble you for a glass of water?’ Large bureaucracies seem to inherently foster a culture that favours circumlocution, jargon and euphemism. In order to refer to that activity, it is necessary to engage in circumlocution or periphrasis. He produced yet another quite captivating display of loquacious circumlocution as he tackled questions from the press about the way he has run the team recently. There was a good deal of rhetoric, circumlocution and imprecision in language. Despite the circumlocution used, the parties all appeared to understand one another. The Navajo language is complex, and through circumlocution the Code Talkers made it even more so. Synonyms periphrasis, circuitousness, indirectness tautology, repetition, repetitiveness, repetitiousness, diffuseness, discursiveness, long-windedness, verbosity, wordiness, prolixity, verbiage, redundancy, superfluity euphemism informal beating about the bush rare pleonasm, perissology Derivatives circumlocutional adjective circumlocutionary adjective circumlocutionist noun Origin Late Middle English: from Latin circumlocutio(n-) (translating Greek periphrasis), from circum 'around' + locutio(n-) from loqui 'speak'. Rhymes ablution, absolution, allocution, attribution, circumvolution, Confucian, constitution, contribution, convolution, counter-revolution, destitution, dilution, diminution, distribution, electrocution, elocution, evolution, execution, institution, interlocution, irresolution, Lilliputian, locution, perlocution, persecution, pollution, prosecution, prostitution, restitution, retribution, Rosicrucian, solution, substitution, volution Definition of circumlocution in US English: circumlocution nounˌsərkəmˌləˈkyo͞oSH(ə)nˌsərkəmˌləˈkjuʃ(ə)n The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive. （尤指故弄玄虚或推托时使用的）迂回的说法，累赘的话，遁词 his admission came after years of circumlocution 他蒙混了几年才承认。 he used a number of poetic circumlocutions 他用了一些迂回曲折的诗歌用语。 Example sentencesExamples The Navajo language is complex, and through circumlocution the Code Talkers made it even more so. The replies I got were pure circumlocution and double talk, nowadays referred to as spin. Alas, for every valuable insight which emerges, we find a greater proportion of heady rhetoric and circumlocution. A certain kind of Briton prefers circumlocution and euphemism for even everyday speech: ‘I wonder if I could trouble you for a glass of water?’ Americans, in particular the US military-industrial complex, are masters of jargon and circumlocution, but they can't be blamed for everything. The company has dispensed with traditional legal circumlocution with its latest court filings against its rival. In Wales, the leadership of Plaid Cymru was always a bit bashful about independence, resorting to circumlocutions like ‘full national status’. Other common strategies used to save face for others include the use of circumlocution and equivocation when criticism of another's performance is unavoidable. He has wisely retained many Marathi words in the text, thus avoiding plodding English circumlocutions such as ‘flat millet bread’ for bhakri. Large bureaucracies seem to inherently foster a culture that favours circumlocution, jargon and euphemism. He produced yet another quite captivating display of loquacious circumlocution as he tackled questions from the press about the way he has run the team recently. Pidgins may compensate for lack of vocabulary through circumlocution. In order to refer to that activity, it is necessary to engage in circumlocution or periphrasis. Her style can only be described as hectoring, irritating and occasionally maddening in its circumlocution. Everyday language uses a number of euphemisms, including polite formulas, circumlocutions, allusions, and stock phrases. There was a good deal of rhetoric, circumlocution and imprecision in language. No more circumlocution - just tell us, straight out: what are we supposed to do? He is witty, he puns, and sometimes he employs the polysyllabic circumlocution of the nineteenth-century humorists. O'Neill, despite his apparent affability and a tendency to circumlocution, is a tough little nut. Despite the circumlocution used, the parties all appeared to understand one another. Synonyms periphrasis, circuitousness, indirectness Origin Late Middle English: from Latin circumlocutio(n-) (translating Greek periphrasis), from circum ‘around’ + locutio(n-) from loqui ‘speak’.
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