“The wife of your father’s brother” is a circumlocution for “your aunt”.是什么意思？

“The wife of your father’s brother” is a circumlocution for “your aunt”.

“你爸爸的兄弟的妻子”是“你婶子”的累赘的说法。

wife

n. 妻子，太太，夫人，老婆，已婚妇女；

例句
His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him...
他的妻子作为他的从犯被判入狱7年。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

your

pron. 你的，你们的，尊，玉，乃；

例句
I think there's something a little peculiar about the results of your test.
我认为你的化验结果有点不对劲。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

circumlocution

n. 迂回的话语，托词，累赘的话，累赘的说法；

例句
This sort of ritual circumlocution is common to many parts of mathematics.
这种繁冗的遁辞常见于数学的许多部分分式中.

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。