释义 |
cir·cum·lo·cu·tion AHD[sûr'kəm-lō-kyo͞o′shən] D.J.[ˌsɜːkəmləʊˈkjuːʃən]K.K.[ˌsɝkəmloˈkjuʃən]n.(名词)- The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.累赘的话:使用不必要的罗嗦且迂回的语言
- Evasion in speech or writing.遁辞:讲话或文章中的托辞
- A roundabout expression.迂回的表述
- Middle English circumlocucioun 中古英语 circumlocucioun
- from Latin circumlocūtiō circumlocūtiōn- 源自 拉丁语 circumlocūtiō circumlocūtiōn-
- from circumlocūtus [past participle of] circumloquī 源自 circumlocūtus circumloquī的过去分词
- circum- [circum-] circum- [前缀,表“环绕”]
- loquī [to speak] * see tolk w- loquī [说话] * 参见 tolk w-
cir'cumloc'utoʹrily AHD[-lŏk'yə-tôrʹə-lē, -tōrʹ-] (副词)cir'cumlocʹuto'ry AHD[-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē] (形容词) |