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  1. circumlocution

    • IPA[ˌsərkəmˌləˈkyo͞oSH(ə)n]

    美式

    • 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

    • 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

    • n.
      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