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circumlocution

英 [,sɜːkəmlə'kjuːʃ(ə)n] 美 [,sɝkəmlə'kjuʃən]

解释

n. 婉转曲折的说法，累赘的陈述；遁辞

※ 提供单词"circumlocution"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

circumlocution 迂回说法

circum-,圈，周围，-loc,说，见locution,colloquy.

英文词源

circumlocution (n.): c. 1400, from Latin circumlocutionem (nominative circumlocutio) "a speaking around" (the topic), from circum- "around" (see circum-) + locutionem (nominative locutio) "a speaking," noun of action from past participle stem of loqui "to speak" (see locution). A loan-translation of Greek periphrasis (see periphrasis).

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例句和用法

1. " 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.

2. He is a master at circumlocution.: 他讲话很会兜圈子.

3. It was always when you most wanted a direct answer that Greenfield came up with a circumlocution.: 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。

4. 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.