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