periphrastic
英 [ˌperɪ'fræstɪk] 美 [ˌpɛrəˈfræstɪk]

adj.

委婉的，迂回的，冗长的；

英英释义

periphrastic[ ,peri'fræstik ]

• adj.roundabout and unnecessarily wordy

  "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."

  同义词：circumlocutiouscircumlocutoryambagious

权威例句

Periphrastic paradigms in Bulgarian
The origins of periphrastic Do
Lexical versus Periphrastic Causatives in Korean
Perfect and periphrastic passive constructions in Danish
The origins of periphrastic DO: Ellegård and Visser reconsidered
The Development of Periphrastic do in English: A Case of Lexical Diffusion in Syntax
Areal factors in the development of the European periphrastic perfect
Areal factors in the development of the European periphrastic perfect
Separable complex verbs in Dutch: A case of periphrastic word formation : Verb-Particle Explorations
Early Acquisition of Verb Grammar and Lexical Development: Evidence from Periphrastic Constructions in French and Austrian German