摘要：locution的含义是“说话方式”。circum的含义是“绕过去”。因此circumlocution的此义是“迂回曲折的说法、拐弯抹角说”，如

locution的含义是“说话方式”。circum的含义是“绕过去”。因此circumlocution的此义是“迂回曲折的说法、拐弯抹角说”，如

【例句1】It was always when you most wanted a direct answer that Greenfield came up with a circumlocution. (当你最想得到一个直接的答案时，格林菲尔德就会拐弯抹角，总是这样。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句2】Politicians are experts in circumlocution. （政客们是拐弯抹角的专家。） [剑桥高级学者辞典]

circumlocutory为形容词。品读例句，

【例句3】He began in a circumlocutory way, but eventually had to be fairly blunt. (他以一种迂回的方式开始，但最终不得不直面。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句4】It was a difficult interview where I was given circumlocutory replies. (那是一次艰难的面试，我得到了含糊其辞的回答。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

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