locution

Definitions

locut (spoken, past participle of loquī) + -ion (act/result) = 'a thing spoken' — a specific way of saying something, a turn of phrase. The bare loqu root with no prefix, just naming an expression.

Common Collocations

• 1.common locution常见措辞
• 2.polite locution委婉说法
• 3.old-fashioned locution过时的表达

Example Sentences

• 1.

  "Pass away" is a polite locution for "die."

• 2.

  His writing is full of old-fashioned locutions.