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婉转曲折的表达法;迂回表达
A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.
例句
It was always when you most wanted a direct answer that Greenfield came up with a circumlocution.
总是在你最想得到一个直截了当的回答时，格林菲尔德却要绕上十八个弯。