periphrase
n. 拐弯抹角的说法（等于 periphrasis）
vi. 拐弯抹角地说
vt. 拐弯抹角地说
例句
It is to be noted that the age of periphrase in verse was the age of crudities in prose.
值得注意的是，韵文晦涩的时代也就是散文粗劣的时代。
