periphrastic

英 [,perɪ'fræstɪk]美 [,pɛrə'fræstɪk]

adj. 迂回的；冗长的；委婉的

英文词源

periphrastic (adj.)

1805, from French périphrastique and directly from Greek periphrastikos, from periphrazein (see periphrasis). Related: Periphrastical (1630s).

双语例句

1. John is making a periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion.

约翰正在对陈腐的诗风做迂回冗长的研究。

来自辞典例句

2. Most finite verbal forms diachronically derive from nominalizations and periphrastic constructions with auxiliary verbs.

副词,后置词几乎完全都有名词性的,形容词性的或动词性的起源.

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