noun🔗Share委婉说法，绕弯子，拐弯抹角。 A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea."Instead of directly saying he was late, John used a lot of circumlocution, explaining in detail about traffic, his alarm clock, and his neighbor's dog. "他迟到了，约翰没有直接说，而是用了大量的委婉说法，绕了一大圈，详细解释了交通状况、他的闹钟，还有邻居家的狗。languagecommunicationstylewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share拐弯抹角, 绕弯子。 A roundabout expression."Instead of saying "I don't like that," he used a circumlocution, explaining in great detail why the idea was not appealing to him. "他没有直接说“我不喜欢那个”，而是拐弯抹角地说了一大堆理由，详细解释为什么这个想法不吸引他。languagecommunicationwritingwordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
