circumlocution
/ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən/noun
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。
派生词
circumlocutory
/-ˈlɒkjʊtərɪ/ adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin circumlocutio（n-） （translating Greek periphrasis）, from circum 'around' + locutio（n-） from loqui 'speak'.