| 单词 | roundabout |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['raundəbaut] |
| 解释 | adj. 绕远道的，转弯抹角的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 绕远道的，转弯抹角 的(indirect; circuitous) 【记】 组合词：round(转圈) +about 【例】 We heard the news in a roundabout way. |
| 字源 | roundabout (adv.) "by a circuitous route," mid-14c., from round (adv.) + about. As an adjective from c.1600. Noun sense of "traffic circle" is attested from 1927. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 绕远道的; 不直截了当的 = circuitous 【记】源于: round转圈, about |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】round + about 周围，转向 |
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