| 词汇 | circumlocutory |
| 释义 | circumlocutory adjective formaluk /ˌsɜː.kəm.ləˈkjuː.tər.i/ us /ˌsɝː.kəm.ləˈkjuː.t̬ɚ.i/ relating to something said in an indirect way: （话语）拐弯抹角的 He began in a circumlocutory way, but eventually had to be fairly blunt.他开始的时候拐弯抹角，但最终不得不实话实话。 It was a difficult interview where I was given circumlocutory replies. 那次采访很艰难，我得到的都是含糊其辞的回答。 See circumlocution The book is written in an erudite, circumlocutory form. The announcement was a little circumlocutory. He is a reserved man with a hesitant, circumlocutory manner. Digressing and being indirect or evasive bury the ledeidiom candy coat candy coating candy-coated circumlocution circumnavigation get on to/onto something glancingly gloss over something go off on a tangentidiom hedging implicit mealy-mouthed obscure parry prevaricate stray tangent unexpressed unvoiced |
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