periphrasis
/pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/noun
(pl. periphrases /-siːz/)［mass noun］
1- the use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing折绕, 迂说。
1.1
- count noun an indirect and circumlocutory phrase迂回曲折的话。
1.2
- Grammar the use of separate words to express a grammatical relationship that is otherwise expressed by inflection, e.g. did go as opposed to went and more intelligent as opposed to cleverer【语法】迂说法。
词源
mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, from periphrazein, from peri- 'around' + phrazein 'declare'.