circumlocution
n.婉转曲折的陈述
难易程度:
circumlocution为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:circumlocutory 副词:circumlocutorily
词根
circum-=around,round about 变化型 circu-
近义词, 同义词
circumlocution
/,sɜ:kəmlə'kju:ʃn; ,sɝkəmlo`kjuʃən/
n [C, U] (instance of the) use of many words to say sth that could be said in a few words 累赘的说法; 迂回的说法.
circumlocution
n [U and C]formal
the practice of using too many words to express an idea, instead of saying it directly