per.i.phras.tic
adj.（形容词）Having the nature of or characterized by periphrasis.迂回曲折的：有折绕的天性或特性的Grammar Constructed by using an auxiliary word rather than an inflected form; for example,of father is the periphrastic possessive case of father but father`s is the inflected possessive case, and did say is the periphrastic past tense of say but said is the inflected past tense. 【语法】 迂说法的：不用曲折变化形式而用助动词表示的；例如， of father 是 father 所有格的迂说法而 father`s 是曲折变化的所有格，而且 did say 是 say 的迂回曲折的过去时但 said 是曲折变化过去时
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per.iphras.tically
adv.（副词）
