periphrasis

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pəˈɹɪfɹəsɪs/    美 /pəˈɹɪfɹəsɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will". countable,uncountable
  2. Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking. countable,uncountable
    — Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".
  3. The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution). countable,rhetoric,uncountable
    — Periphrasis a single thought expands, And uses many words for what but few demands.
  4. The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it. countable,rhetoric,uncountable

词形变化

periphrases plural

词汇关系

近义词
beating around the bush circumlocution
相关词
periphrase periphrastic

词源

From Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis).
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