euphuism
/ˈjuːfjuːɪzəm/noun
mass noun
- formal an artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking〈正式〉绮丽的文体; 华丽的措辞。
派生词
euphuist
nouneuphuistic
adjectiveeuphuistically
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from Euphues, the name of a character in John Lyly's prose romance of the same name （1578-80）, from Greek euphuēs 'well endowed by nature', from eu 'well'+the base of phuē 'growth'.