periphrastic
Expressed in more words than are necessaryExpressed in more words than are necessary.
» Students of Latin are racking their brains in trying to understand the mystery of the so-called passive periphrastic.
Значение
значений: 3(без степеней сравнения)Expressed in more words than are necessary.
He wrote a periphrastic love letter to his wife to patch up their relationship.
She was simply asked to express how she felt, but her response was periphrastic.
многосло́вныйmnogoslóvnyj
(без степеней сравнения)Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
иносказа́тельныйinoskazátelʹnyj
(без степеней сравнения)Characterized by periphrasis.
“The daughter of the man” may be used as a periphrastic synonym for “the man’s daughter”.
- roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
Примеры
предложений: 1Students of Latin are racking their brains in trying to understand the mystery of the so-called passive periphrastic.
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 2
Происхождение
Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós), from περίφρασις (períphrasis,Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós), from περίφρασις (períphrasis, “periphrasis”).
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Синонимы
синонимов: 3- roundabout and unnecessarily wordy:circumlocutiouscircumlocutoryambagious