| 单词 | circumlocution |
| 释义 | circumlocution n. 1. a a roundabout expression. b evasive talk. 2. the use of many words where fewer would do; verbosity. Derivatives circumlocutional adj. circumlocutionary adj. circumlocutionist n. circumlocutory adj. Etymology: ME f. F circumlocution or L circumlocutio (as CIRCUM-, LOCUTION), transl. of Gk PERIPHRASIS |
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