circumbendibus

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A roundabout route or process humorous,often
    — If, as Coleridge says, “a knave is a fool with a circumbendibus,” then by instructing the knave you do but make the circumbendibus a wider one.
  2. A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing humorous,often
形容词 adj.
  1. indirect or roundabout humorous,often
    — “We’re all circumbendibus, / Wherever we may be, / We’re all circumbendibus, / On land or on sea. / Rich or poor or middling, / Wherever we are found, / We’re all circumbendibus, / We’re all going round.”

词形变化

more circumbendibus comparative most circumbendibus superlative circumbendibuses plural circumbendibi plural

词源

词源 1
* From Latin circum (“round about”) (compare English circum-) + English bend + Latin -ibus
词源 2
* From Latin circum (“round about”) (compare English circum-) + English bend + Latin -ibus
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