circumlocution

noun

1. 迂回曲折的说法
   using more words than are necessary, instead of speaking or writing in a clear, direct way

1. N-VAR 婉转曲折的表达法;迂回表达
   A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.
   1. 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。

1. 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。
2. This sort of ritual circumlocution is common to many parts of mathematics.
   这种繁冗的遁辞常见于数学的许多部分分式中。
3. Under the market economy, the genius of the Republic of letters was increasingly fickle, the literary spirit deviated and descended, creative writing displayed circumlocution and speedy commercialization.
   在市场经济条件下，文坛风气日益浮躁，文学精神变异沉沦，文学创作日趋边缘化，文学作品快速商品化。
4. The correct defence of Athanasius is surely not that he avoided a lie by ingenious circumlocution, but that the circumstances justified lying.
   亚大纳西的回答之所以正确，显然不在于他以巧妙的迂回辞令避免了撒谎，而是特定环境下说谎并不为过。
5. Good writers differ from poor writers in the use of strategies of adjusting or approximating the message, using circumlocution or synonym, discussing feelings with others, and empathizing with others.
   好的写作者比差的写作者更多的使用调整或回避策略、使用迂回或同义词策略、以及与人同感策略。但差生比好生更多地使用与别人谈论感受策略。
6. The strategy of using circumlocution or synonym has positive correlations with the sub-scores of vocabulary and grammar.
   分析结果显示使用迂回或同义词策略与写作中词汇及语法部分的成绩存在正相关，翻译策略与语法部分的成绩呈负相关，而列提纲策略则与内容部分的成绩存在显著的负相关。

noun

1. an indirect way of expressing something

   Synonym:    indirect expression

2. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

   Synonym:    periphrasisambage