Periphrasis
[ [pə'rifrəsis] ]
出国 Abroad
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
Where did this money come from?
这些钱从哪来？
Many dishes, many diseases.
多吃多病。
Don't give me your attitude.
别跟我摆架子。