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
What's the matter?
到底发生了什么事？
It is never too old to learn.
为学不怕年高。
I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons.
我喜欢在天气晴朗的下午到河边坐坐。