circumlocution

释义

n.迂回的话语; 托词; 累赘的话; 累赘的说法

大小写变形: Circumlocution

词态变化

复数 :   circumlocutions ; 形容词 :   circumlocutory ;

实用场景例句

When you desperately needed straightforward replies, Greenfield invariably responded with a maddening circumlocution.

当你迫切渴望直截了当的回应时，格林菲尔德总会用令人抓狂的迂回说法作答。

金山词霸

He is a master at circumlocution.

他讲话很会兜圈子.

《简明英汉词典》

" The wife of your father's brother " is a circumlocution for " your aunt ".

“ 你爸爸的兄弟的妻子 ” 是 “ 你婶子 ” 的累赘的说法.

《简明英汉词典》

This sort of ritual circumlocution is common to many parts of mathematics.

这种繁冗的遁辞常见于数学的许多部分分式中.

辞典例句

Just when you desperately craved a straightforward response, Greenfield would invariably resort to a circumlocution.

恰恰在你极度渴望一个直截了当的答复时，格林菲尔德总会拐弯抹角地说话。

金山词霸

英英释义

Noun

1. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

2. an indirect way of expressing something