circumlocution
英[ˌsɜ:kəmləˈkju:ʃn]||||||美[ˌsɜ:rkəmləˈkju:ʃn]
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2 . He is a master at circumlocution .
- 他讲话很会兜圈子.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
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GRE考试,英语单词,1
英[ˌsɜ:kəmləˈkju:ʃn]
美[ˌsɜ:rkəmləˈkju:ʃn]
双语例句
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2 . He is a master at circumlocution .
- 他讲话很会兜圈子.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句