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单词 euphuistically
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
eu•phu•ism  (yo̅o̅fyo̅o̅ iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Literaturean affected style in imitation of that of Lyly, fashionable in England about the end of the 16th century, characterized chiefly by long series of antitheses and frequent similes relating to mythological natural history, and alliteration. Cf. Euphues.
  2. Literatureany similar ornate style of writing or speaking;
    high-flown, periphrastic language.
  • Euphu(es) + -ism 1590–1600
euphu•ist, n. 
eu′phu•istic, eu′phu•isti•cal, adj. 
eu′phu•isti•cal•ly, adv. 

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