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.
🗣️ 情景例句
If you would supervise the refurbishing,
假如你能监督整修过程,
We have a few kitchen things and a dining room set.
我们有一些厨房设备和有餐厅
'don't be too hard on us.I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.'