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1. Oxford Dictionary

   circumlocution

   • IPA[ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n]

   英式

   • n.
     the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive

   • noun: circumlocution, plural noun: circumlocutions

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive his admission came after years of circumlocution he used a number of poetic circumlocutions