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

cir·cum·lo·cu·tion

(sûr′kəm-lō-kyshən)

1. The use of unnecessarily wordy language, especially in being vague or evasive.

2. A roundabout or evasive expression: Circumlocutions like "go to the bathroom" are often used in place of words that are considered vulgar or indelicate.

[Middle English circumlocucioun, from Latin circumlocūtiō, circumlocūtiōn-, from circumlocūtus, past participle of circumloquī : circum-, circum- + loquī, to speak; see tolk^w- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

cir′cum·loc′u·tori·ly (-lŏk′yə-tôrə-lē) adv.

cir′cum·locu·to′ry (-tôr′ē) adj.

单词	circumlocution
释义	cir·cum·lo·cu·tion (sûr′kəm-lō-kyshən) n. 1. The use of unnecessarily wordy language, especially in being vague or evasive. 2. A roundabout or evasive expression: Circumlocutions like "go to the bathroom" are often used in place of words that are considered vulgar or indelicate. [Middle English circumlocucioun, from Latin circumlocūtiō, circumlocūtiōn-, from circumlocūtus, past participle of circumloquī : circum-, circum- + loquī, to speak; see tolk^w- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] cir′cum·loc′u·tori·ly (-lŏk′yə-tôrə-lē) adv. cir′cum·locu·to′ry (-tôr′ē) adj.
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