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	cir·cum·lo·cu·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+lōˈkyüshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin circumlocution-, circumlocutio (from circum- + locutio speaking, speech, from locutus, past participle of loqui to speak), translation of Greek periphrasis — more at periphrasis 1. a. : the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea : indirect or roundabout expression < the gift of the pamphleteer, who cuts through academic circumlocution — Vera M. Dean > b. : evasion in speech < a preference for circumlocution rather than forthrightness > 2. : an instance of circumlocution • cir·cum·lo·cu·tion·al \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\| ̷ ̷shən^əl, -shnəl\ or cir·cum·lo·cu·tion·ary \-shəˌnerē, -ri\ adjective
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