circumlocutory
UK/.sә:kәm'lɒkjutәri/US
GREC2
释义
adj.
Using too many words and saying things in an indirect, roundabout way
拐弯抹角的；冗赘绕圈子的
词根拆分
词根派生circum-（绕）+ locut（说）+ -ory：绕着重点说——啰嗦而不直接。
词根 loqu 还连着 16 个词例句
- 1.
His circumlocutory answer never addressed the real question.
他绕圈子的回答始终没触及真正的问题。
- 2.
The report was so circumlocutory that no one could find its point.
这份报告太绕，没人看得出重点在哪。