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Circumlocution 英 ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃn] 美 ˌsɜːrkəmləˈkjuːʃn N 婉转曲折的说法,累赘的陈述;遁辞 复数 Typical

英语单词 circumlocution
英美音标 英 [ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃn] 美 [ˌsɜːrkəmləˈkjuːʃn]
中文释义 n. 婉转曲折的说法,累赘的陈述;遁辞
[ 复数 circumlocutions ]
英语例句 (1) With typical circumlocution, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently said as much.
(2) The musical beauty, moreover, is shown by the aesthetics of equilibrium, complication, cadence and of circumlocution.
(3) The correct defence of athanasius is surely not that he avoided a lie by ingenious circumlocution but that the circumstances justified lying.
中文例句 (1) 沙特的阿卜杜拉国王最近也同样语意婉转说了不少。
(2) 文学语言的音乐美又表现为回环美、抑扬美、均衡美和错综美。
(3) 亚大纳西的回答之所以正确,显然不在于他以巧妙的迂回辞令避免了撒谎,而是特定环境下说谎并不为过。
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