英语词汇“circumlocution”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	circumlocution
释义	circumlocution (sɜːʳkəmloʊkjuːʃən ) Word forms: circumlocutions variable noun A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct. [formal] It was always when you most wanted a direct answer that Greenfield came up with a circumlocution. Synonyms: indirectness, redundancy, euphemism, beating about the bush [informal]
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