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  • 柯林斯词典释义

circumlocutions

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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    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.
    例句
    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。