Circumlocution
Circumlocution 是一个名词。它指的是为了避免直接回答问题而绕圈子说话，使用过多的词汇来表达简单的意思。
- “Economic downturn” is often used as a circumlocution for “recession”. (“经济下滑”经常被用作“经济衰退”的委婉说法。)
- He is a master of circumlocution, never giving a straight answer to any question. (他是绕圈子说话的高手，从未直接回答过任何问题。)
- The legal document was filled with unnecessary circumlocutions. (法律文件里充满了不必要的累赘之辞。)
- 前缀：
circum-(环绕，如 circle) - 词根：
-locu-(说，如 eloquent, location) - 含义：绕着说。
记：circum- (环绕) + locu (说)。绕着圈子说话，就是 circumlocution。
Frustrated by the politician’s circumlocution, the reporter asked the question again, more directly. (由于对这位政客绕圈子的做法感到沮丧，记者又问了一遍，而且更加直接。)