circumlocution
英[ˌsɜːkəmlə'kjuːʃn] 美[ˌsɜːrkəmlə'kjuːʃn]
1.婉转曲折的表达法;迂回表达
Acircumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.
e.g. It was always when you most wanted a direct answer that Greenfield came up with acircumlocution.
总是在你最想得到一个直截了当的回答时,格林菲尔德却要绕上十八个弯。
1. circumlocution是什么意思
1. 婉转曲折的说法:benignant 仁慈,亲切的 |circumlocution 婉转曲折的说法 | circumscribe 限制,立界限
2. circumlocution的近义词
2. 迂回操作:circumference 圆周 |circumlocution 迂回操作 | circumnutation 回旋转头运动
3. 婉转的说法:circumlittoral 沿海的 |circumlocution 婉转的说法 | circumlocutory 委婉曲折的
4. 说话绕圈的:circumference圆周的 |circumlocution说话绕圈的 | circumvent 绕行v
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