periphrasis
n
(pl -ases ) (fml 文)
1
(a) [U] roundabout way of expressing sth; circumlocution 折绕; 迂说法; 婉曲.
(b) [C] roundabout expression in speaking or writing, eg `give expression to´ instead of `express´ 折绕语, 婉曲修辞(如用give expression to而不用express).
2 (grammar)
(a) [U] use of an auxiliary word or a syntactic pattern in place of an inflected form, eg `It does work´ for `It works´ or `the word of God´ for `God´s word´ 迂说法(用助动词或句法形式而不用动词词尾变化形式, 如用It does work代替It works或用the word of God代替God´s word).
(b) [C] example of this 迂说.