Wordiyocircumlocution
🇬🇧 UK/,sɜːkəmlə'kjuːʃ(ə)n/🇺🇸 US/.sә:kәmlә'kju:ʃәn/
GREC2
Definitions
n.
The use of more words than necessary to express an idea; an indirect or roundabout way of speaking
迂回表达，绕弯子的说法，冗词赘语
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.verbose circumlocution冗长的迂回说法
Example Sentences
- 1.
He used circumlocution to avoid directly answering.