释义 |
circumlocution/sɜ:kəmləˈkju:ʃ(ə)n/n. 1a a roundabout expression 迂回的说法 b evasive talk 遁词 2 the use of many words where fewer would do; verbosity 累赘的说法,啰唆,冗长 □ circumlocutional adj.□ circumlocutionary adj.□ circumlocutionist n.□ circumlocutory /-ˈlɒkjʊt(ə)ri/ adj.[Middle English from French circumlocution or Latin circumlocutio (as CIRCUM-, LOCUTION), translation of Greek PERIPHRASIS] |