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单词 Circumlocution Office
释义

circumlocution /sûr-kəm-lō-kūˈshən/

noun
  1. Expressing an idea in more words than are necessary
  2. An instance of this
  3. Evasive talk
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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