单词 | periphrasis |
释义 | Related topics: Literature, Grammarpe·riph·ra·sis /pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/ noun (plural periphrases /-siːz/) [countable, uncountable] 1. AL formal when someone uses long words or phrases that are not necessary 语言繁冗2. technicalSLG the use of auxiliary words instead of inflected forms 迂说法〔用助动词而不用屈折变化的表达法〕 —periphrastic /ˌperəˈfræstɪk◂/ adjectiveOrigin periphrasis (1500-1600) Latin Greek, from periphrazein “to express in a periphrastic way”pe·riph·ra·sis nounChineseSyllable |
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