[每日] circumlocution (n) 迂迴說法
Word of the Day (Wednesday October 8, 2008)
circumlocution \sir-kuhm-loh-KYOO-shuhn\, noun:
Pronunciation: http://0rz.tw/cf4Sq
The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed
by few; indirect or roundabout language.
Dickens gave us the classic picture of official heartlessness: the
government Circumlocution Office, burial ground of hope in "Little
Dorrit."
-- "Balance of Hardships", New York Times, September 28, 1999
In a delightful circumlocution, the Fed chairman said that
"investors are probably revisiting expectations of domestic
earnings growth".
-- "US exuberance is proven 'irrational'", Irish Times, October 31,
1997
Courtesies and circumlocutions are out of place, where the morals,
health, lives of thousands are at stake.
-- Charles Kingsley, Letters
Prefer the single word to the circumlocution.
-- H.W. Fowler, The King's English
Circumlocution comes from Latin circumlocutio, circumlocution-,
from circum, "around" + loquor, loqui, "to speak."
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