circumlocutions

circumlocutions

美 [ˌsɜrkəmləˈkjuʃ(ə)n] 　英 [ˌsɜː(r)kəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n]

• n.遁辞；婉转曲折(的说法)；语言冗长
• 网络迂回表述；迂回语言；迂回表达法

词形变化

复数：circumlocutions  

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英汉解释

n.	1. 躲闪,遁辞;婉转曲折(的说法) 2. 语言冗长,啰唆

英英解释

n.	1. the use of too many words to say something, especially in order to avoid saying something clearly

例句

It was the letter of a mode graduate student, polite, detailed, highly organized, with the usual academic circumlocutions.

这是标准的研究生的手笔，彬彬有礼，一丝不苟，层次分明，同时也有点一般学究的八股腔。

Stutterers frequently attempt to avoid feared words and sounds by word substitutions, circumlocutions or paraphrasing the utterance.

口吃者经常试图通过词语的替代，委婉表述或解释这个词语来逃避恐惧性词语或语音。

the circumlocutions of a candidate who wished to win friends on both sides of every issue

为了在每一问题赢取两边支持的候选人的模棱两可说法

the emphasis of diplomatic protocol on its own strange set of polite circumlocutions

以那套奇怪的礼貌、委婉的讲话法为外交礼节的重点