Periphrasis
[ [pə'rifrəsis] ]
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n. 迂回说法, 折绕(语)
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
periphrasis
n
(pl -ases ) (fml 文)
1
(a) [U] roundabout way of expressing sth; circumlocution 折绕; 迂说法; 婉曲.
(b) [C] roundabout expression in speaking or writing, eg `give expression to' instead of `express' 折绕语, 婉曲修辞（如用give expression to而不用express）.
2 (grammar)
(a) [U] use of an auxiliary word or a syntactic pattern in place of an inflected form, eg `It does work' for `It works' or `the word of God' for `God's word' 迂说法（用助动词或句法形式而不用动词词尾变化形式, 如用It does work代替It works或用the word of God代替God's word）.
(b) [C] example of this 迂说.
🗣️ 情景例句
And thank Susan.
还要谢谢， Susan。
He who shareth honey with the bear hath the least part of it.
与熊分蜜糖，得不到多少。
He turned on the light, but he couldn't see anyone. The thieves had already gone.
他开了灯，但不见一个人。小偷逃走了。