What does periphrasis mean?

periphrasis是什麼意思 - n. 迂迴說法, 迂迴語法

noun

R

Using many words to say something that could be said in a simpler way

Instead of saying 'ran', he used the periphrasis 'to move at a speed faster than walking'.

他沒有說'跑'，而是用了'以比走路快的速度移動'的委婉表達。

R

Using separate words to show a grammatical relationship instead of changing the ending of a word

In English, we often use periphrasis for the future tense, like 'going to' instead of changing the verb.

在英語中，我們經常使用委婉表達來表示未來時，例如使用'要'而不是改變動詞。