circumlocution

英 [ˌsɜː.kəm.ləˈkjuː.ʃən]      美 [ˌsɝː.kəm.ləˈkjuː.ʃən]
  • n. 婉转曲折的说法,累赘的陈述;遁辞
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记忆“circumlocution”这个单词,可以将它拆分成三个部分:“circum-”、“loco-”和“-ution”。结合这些部分,可以想象“circum”意味着“围绕”,“loco”联想到“地方”,“-ution”暗示“行为或过程”。将这些部分组合起来,可以构建一个画面:某人围绕某个地方或主题曲折地表达(circumlocution)。这种方法通过词根和词缀的意义来帮助记忆整个单词。

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circumlocution 迂回说法

circum-,圈,周围,-loc,说,见locution,colloquy.

circumlocution (n.)
c. 1400, from Latin circumlocutionem (nominative circumlocutio) "a speaking around" (the topic), from circum- "around" (see circum-) + locutionem (nominative locutio) "a speaking," noun of action from past participle stem of loqui "to speak" (see locution). A loan-translation of Greek periphrasis (see periphrasis).
1. " The wife of your father's brother " is a circumlocution for " your aunt ".
“ 你爸爸的兄弟的妻子 ” 是 “ 你婶子 ” 的累赘的说法.
2. He is a master at circumlocution.
他讲话很会兜圈子.
3. It was always when you most wanted a direct answer that Greenfield came up with a circumlocution.
总是在你最想得到一个直截了当的回答时,格林菲尔德却要绕上十八个弯。
4. This sort of ritual circumlocution is common to many parts of mathematics.
这种繁冗的遁辞常见于数学的许多部分分式中.