periphrasis
n.
1530s, from Latin periphrasis "circumlocution," from Greek periphrasis, from periphrazein "speak in a roundabout way," from peri- "round about" (see peri-) + phrazein "to express" (see phrase, n.).
〔李〕[peri-=around 绕；phrasis=speaking 说话⇒“speaking around 绕着说话”→] n. a roundabout way of speaking or writing 迂回说法；迂回曲折的文字