periphrasis
noun /pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/
/pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/
[uncountable]- (specialist) the use of an indirect way of speaking or writing
迂回表达;迂说 - (grammar
) the use of separate words to express a grammatical relationship, instead of verb endings, etc.语法 加词表达法,迂说法(非通过词缀等表示语法关系)
词源mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, from periphrazein, from peri- ‘around’ + phrazein ‘declare’.