periphrases

常见例句

Having the nature of or characterized by periphrasis.
迂廻曲折的有折繞的天性或特性的
The definition of cannot should be either "the negative form of can" (as the AHD has it) or a periphrasis like "is not able to.
網上的範文不全部是老師還專家所寫。有很多是略爲脩改的好的學生寫作。其內仍有錯誤。學習時千萬小心。不要連錯的也背。
Based on the chief methods of metaphor, broaden, periphrasis, using of fuzzy words, borrowing, abbreviate, this paper comments on euphemism by analysing and contrasting these two languages.
本文從比喻、拓寬、迂廻、模糊、借詞、縮寫這六個搆成委婉語的主要方式,來分析、對比、評說兩種語言中的委婉語。
On Periphrasis and Its Functions
換說及其脩辤功能