搜尋結果
circumlocution
- IPA[ˌsərkəmˌləˈkyo͞oSH(ə)n]
美式
- the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
noun: circumlocution, plural noun: circumlocutions
- 釋義
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
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- IPA[ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n]
英式
- the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or ... his admission came after years of circumlocution he used a number of poetic circumlocutions
Oxford Dictionary