【circumlocution】 - A-level备考词汇

circumlocution

UK:  [.sɜː(r)kəmlə'kjuːʃ(ə)n]

US:  [.sɜrkəmlə'kjuʃ(ə)n]

复数：circumlocutions  

n.

1.语言冗长,啰唆

2.躲闪,遁辞;婉转曲折(的说法)

3.婉转曲折的陈述

1 . He is a master at circumlocution, but it's easier for me to understand him now than before.
他讲话很会兜圈子，不过我现在已经比以前容易理解他的意思了。

2 . The circumlocution "the game ended with a score that was not in our favor" should be replaced by "we lost the game. "
“这场比赛以对我们不利的比分宣告结束”，这个罗嗦的说话可以替代为“我们输了比赛”。

3 . With typical circumlocution, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently said as much.
沙特的阿卜杜拉国王最近也同样语意婉转说了不少。

4 . Obey some rightness person or third party to say ill-mannered words, or slightly go don't say or the circumlocution speak indirectly[6].
把一些对听话人或第三者来说不礼貌的话，或是略去不说或是婉转间接地说出来[6]。

5 . To avoid hurting anyone's feelings, Hank resorted to circumlocution.
为了避免伤感情，Hank采取了委婉的陈述。