Circumlocution
01
遠回しな表現, 冗長な言い回し
the deliberate use of unnecessary words or phrases in an attempt to avoid addressing a topic directly
例
Their instructions were full of unnecessary circumlocution that just muddied what was actually a simple request.
彼らの指示は不必要な婉曲表現でいっぱいで、実際には単純な要求をただ曖昧にしていました。
02
婉曲表現, 遠回しな言い方
the use of an indirect expression to describe something
例
Rather than say leg, the medical student used circumlocution like " lower extremity " in front of the patient.
足と言う代わりに、医学生は患者の前で「下肢」のような婉曲表現を使った。
語彙ツリー
circumlocution
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