| 单词 | circumlocution |
| 释义 | circumlocution (once / 8461 pages) n Circumlocution is a long, complicated word which means a long, complicated way of expressing something. To cut to the chase, circumlocution means to beat around the bush. Circumlocution comes from the Latin words circum, "circle," and loqui, "to speak." So circumlocution is speaking in circles, going round and round in a wordy way without ever getting to the heart of the matter. It's an evasive style of argument, best employed when you really don't want to say what's on your mind. WORD FAMILYcircumlocution: circumlocutions, circumlocutious+/locution: circumlocution, locutions USAGE EXAMPLESAnd the prime minister . . . in expressing himself before her without circumlocution, calmly invited her to join the rebellion.” Washington Post(Nov 26, 2016) The clumsy circumlocution is a way of avoiding any hint of stoking sectarian unrest. Economist(Oct 27, 2016) But then he offered a circumlocution about voting one’s conscience “up and down he ticket,” which elicited boos and chants of “We want Trump!” The New Yorker(Jul 21, 2016) 1n an indirect way of expressing something Syn|Hyper indirect expression equivocation, evasion a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth 2n a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things Syn|Hyper ambage, periphrasis verboseness, verbosity an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words |
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