periphrasis
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pe·riph·ra·sis /pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/ noun (plural periphrases /-siːz/) [countable, uncountable] 1. AL formal when someone uses long words or phrases that are not necessary 语言繁冗2. technicalSLG the use of auxiliary words instead of inflected forms 迂说法〔用助动词而不用屈折变化的表达法〕 —periphrastic /ˌperəˈfræstɪk◂/ adjectiveOrigin periphrasis (1500-1600) Latin Greek, from periphrazein “to express in a periphrastic way”
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periphrasis
pe‧riph‧ra‧sis /pəˈrɪfrəsəs, pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/
noun (plural periphrases /-siːz/) [uncountable and countable]
2. technical the use of auxiliary words instead of inflected forms
—periphrastic /ˌperəˈfræstɪk◂, ˌperɪˈfræstɪk◂/ adjective
pe‧riph‧ra‧sis /pəˈrɪfrəsəs, pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/
noun (plural periphrases /-siːz/) [uncountable and countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek, from periphrazein 'to express in a periphrastic way'
1. formal when someone uses long words or phrases that are not necessaryLanguage: Latin
Origin: Greek, from periphrazein 'to express in a periphrastic way'
2. technical the use of auxiliary words instead of inflected forms
—periphrastic /ˌperəˈfræstɪk◂, ˌperɪˈfræstɪk◂/ adjective