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BNC: 34581 COCA: 39880
circumlocution
sɜːʳkəmloʊkjʃən ˌsɜrkəmloʊˈkjuʃən
Word forms: plural circumlocutions
N-VAR 婉转曲折的表达法;迂回表达 A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct. 婉转曲折的表达法;迂回表达 [formal]
  • It was always when you most wanted a direct answer that Greenfield came up with a circumlocution.

    总是在你最想得到一个直截了当的回答时,格林菲尔德却要绕上十八个弯。

SYN indirectness, redundancy, euphemism, beating about the bush [informal]
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BNC: 34581 COCA: 39880
BNC: 34581 COCA: 39880
BNC: 34581 COCA: 39880

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