periphrastic

a. 委婉的, 迂回的, 冗长的 [医] 嗦话的, 赘语的

发音

UK /ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈfɹæ.stik/
其它
CA /ˌpɛ.ɹəˈfɹæ.stɪk/
US /ˌpɛ.ɹəˈfɹæ.stɪk/

别名

periphrasic periphrastical

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Expressed in more words than are necessary.

    He wrote a periphrastic love letter to his wife to patch up their relationship.

    She was simply asked to express how she felt, but her response was periphrastic.

  2. 2.

    Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.

  3. 3.

    Characterized by periphrasis.

    语言学

    “The daughter of the man” may be used as a periphrastic synonym for “the man’s daughter”.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

ambagious circumlocutious circumlocutory

近义相关 1

indirect

相关短语

periphrastic conjugation periphrastic conjugations

词源

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós), from περίφρασις (períphrasis, “periphrasis”).

来源：wiktionary