circumlocution

circumlocution

美 [?s?rk?ml??kju?(?)n] 　英 [?s??(r)k?ml??kju??(?)n]

• n.迂回曲折的說法
• 網絡迂回累贅的陳述；婉轉曲折的說法；婉轉曲折的陳述

詞形變化

復數：circumlocutions  

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同義詞

英漢雙解

英漢解釋

n.	1. 躲閃,遁辭;婉轉曲折(的說法) 2. 語言冗長,啰唆

英英解釋

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

例句

This was no time for red tape and circumlocution, although these have their place in a well-ordered, placid system.

官僚習氣和推三拖四的作風，在按部就班、平平穩穩的秩序里還可以，但現在卻不合時宜。

He is a master at circumlocution, but it's easier for me to understand him now than before.

他講話很會兜圈子，不過我現在已經比以前容易理解他的意思了。

The circumlocution "the game ended with a score that was not in our favor" should be replaced by "we lost the game. "

“這場比賽以對我們不利的比分宣告結束”，這個羅嗦的說話可以替代為“我們輸了比賽”。

With typical circumlocution, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently said as much.

沙特的阿卜杜拉國王最近也同樣語意婉轉說了不少。

Obey some rightness person or third party to say ill-mannered words, or slightly go don't say or the circumlocution speak indirectly[6].

把一些對聽話人或第三者來說不禮貌的話，或是略去不說或是婉轉間接地說出來[6]。

To avoid hurting anyone's feelings, Hank resorted to circumlocution.

為了避免傷感情，Hank采取了委婉的陳述。

circumlocution circumlocution, but it's easier for me tounderstand him now than before.

子，不過我現在已經比以前容易理解他的意思了。

straight [streit] adv. Without circumlocution; candidly.

坦率地；直率地：無拐彎抹角地；坦白地。

My adjectives, my semicolons , my circumlocution are all vices;

我的形容詞、分號，我婉轉曲折的陳述都是過去的壞習慣；