ambages

n. 拐弯抹角, 诡秘的行动

发音

UK /ˈam.bɪ.d͡ʒɪz/

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.

    古体 仅复数
  2. 2.

    Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.

    古体 仅复数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

way path way of life

词源

From Middle English ambages, from Old French ambages (modern French ambages), from Latin ambāges, from ambi- + agere (“to drive”).

来源：wiktionary