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  4. circumlocutory

circumlocutory

/ˌsɜːkəmˈlɒkjʊtəri/
遠回しな

His explanation was so circumlocutory that I couldn't understand the main point.

彼の説明は遠回しすぎて、主旨がわからなかった。


正式的

回りくどくて要点を言わない様子

The politician's speech was full of circumlocutory phrases.

政治家のスピーチは遠回しな表現でいっぱいだった。

主に正式な文脈で使われる。

コロケーション

circumlocutory language遠回しな言い回しcircumlocutory speech遠回しなスピーチ

類義語

indirectevasiverambling

反義語

directconcisestraightforward

プロのヒント

使い方の注意

この単語は主に書き言葉で使われ、話し言葉ではあまり使われない。

語源

ラテン語の「circumlocutio」(遠回しな表現)に由来

使用上の注意

主に正式な文脈で使われ、話し手が直接的な答えを避けるときに使われることが多い。

単語の分解

circum-
周りの
prefix
+
-locutory
話す
suffix
英和辞典
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