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 kind of experience do you have for the job?
你有什么与这份工作有关的工作经验吗?
Stand up,please.
请站起来。
This person recognized the words for river and guitar, and so Haley thought that his ancestor must have come from Gambia.