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circumlocution nghĩa là gì?

giải ngữ

/ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən/US/ˌsɝkəmləˈkjuʃən/

circumlocution in Vietnamese: giải ngữ, ngữ giải thích. In English, circumlocution means a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus.

Vietnamese words for circumlocution

roundabout or indirect way of speaking
giải ngữ, ngữ giải thích
roundabout expression
giải ngữ, ngữ giải thích

English meaning of circumlocution

  1. noun A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus.
  2. noun Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).
  3. noun Necessary use of a phrase to circumvent either a vocabulary fault (of speaker or listener) or a lexical gap, either monolingually or in translation.
  4. noun An instance of such usage; a roundabout expression, whether an inadvisable one or a necessary one.

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Questions about circumlocution in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of circumlocution in Vietnamese?
Circumlocution in Vietnamese is giải ngữ, ngữ giải thích.
circumlocution nghĩa là gì?
Circumlocution: giải ngữ, ngữ giải thích.
What does circumlocution mean in English?
Circumlocution means a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; thus.

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