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
That's a nice age. What's her name?
正是美妙年龄。她什么名字？
I haven't seen you for age. You haven't been sick, have you?
好久不见。你不是病了吧？
North Island is famous for an area of hot springs, some of which throw hot water high into the air.
北岛以其温泉区而闻名，其中有一些温泉将热水高高地喷向空中。