[ ˌperi'fræstik ] adj. 1.转弯抹角的,迂回的;冗长的,?嗦的。 2.【修辞学】迂说法的。 短语和例子 the periphrastic conjugation 【语法】迂说法动词变化〔如不用 went 而用 did go〕。 the periphrastic genitive 迂说法所有格〔如不说 Caesar's,而说 of Caesar〕。 adv. -tically
Example Sentences:
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By a periphrastic version of the general text 他对原文大致做了一番冗长的口译。
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Being a man true to my word , today we ll look at two such constructions , the ablative absolute and the passive periphrastic ; as well as the dative of agent 身为言而有信之人,今天我要介绍独立从格和迂说被动这两种结构,以及施事予格(间接受格)的用法。