| 单词 | circumlocutionary |
| 释义 | circumlocution /sûr-kəm-lō-kūˈshən/noun
ORIGIN: L circum around, and loquī, locūtus to speak circumlocūteˈ intransitive verb To use circumlocution circumlocūˈtional or circumlocūˈtionary adjective circumlocūˈtionist noun A person who uses circumlocution circumlocutory /-lokˈū-tər-i/ adjective Circumlocution Office noun In Dickens's Little Dorrit, a very dilatory government department |
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