| 单词 | periphrasis |
| 例句 | Prince Bumpo, the heir to the throne, is a mooncalf who mistakes fairy tales for real life, speaks in Elizabethan periphrasis and murmurs to himself: “If only I were a white prince!” Doctor Dolittle’s Talking Animals Still Have Much to Say 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z This will sometimes require the use of unfamiliar periphrases: the words “music” and “rites” may be given as “the rhythm of life” and “conformity to the ideology.” The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z It is very odd—but if you see a remarkably modest-looking woman in Paris, you may be sure, as the periphrasis goes, that "she is no better than she should be." Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z What hasty words, I wonder, of the rude and haughty admiral were represented by this sonorous periphrasis? Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z He gradually acquired a reputation as a poet by his epistles, in which things are not called by their ordinary names but are hinted at by elaborate periphrases. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The only person who ventured to enter his room was Don Rosendo, who talked to him in a kind and dignified style, adorned with periphrases and florid periods befitting his character as a writer. The Fourth Estate, vol. 2 2011-12-25T03:00:12.817Z In literature such “barbarisms” were avoided as far as possible, and were replaced by Greek periphrases. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z For it is no longer possible to conceal by any periphrasis the fact that the spirit the Opposition has to combat is no other than the spirit of lying. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z He has remnants of the old periphrases, the cumbrous mythological allusions, the poetical “properties” of French verse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z “The investiture of the ‘twice-born’—a common periphrasis for a Brahman—of a mystical triple cord, or rather a thread diversely re-triplicated up to the number ninety-six, is understood to be a purifying rite. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z "Things by their name I call;" though to my blacksmith I was obliged to use every sort of periphrasis. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z All transitive verbs involve the notion of cause as activity, and would have to be replaced by some cumbrous periphrasis before this notion could be eliminated. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z Thus has this great and magnificent virtue no name, and as science is powerless in creating words suitable for every-day language, it must rest satisfied with periphrases. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z This, I must repeat, is the true way of learning the meaning of words; and leaves impressions, which no dictionary, with its periphrases and mere approximations to synonymes can give. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z He recited the poem, which, however—for we possess it—only proves that between sleeping and waking eighteen lines of dreamy periphrasis may express a single idea. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Boccaccio aims at a synthetic presentation of all he means to say; and he calls nothing by its right name, if he can devise a periphrasis. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z His classical fancy, his elegant turn for periphrasis and his venomous sting alike made him the idol of that urbane age. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Hazlitt affirms that this popular diction is "an expression or combination of words conveying a truth to the mind by a figure, periphrasis, antithesis, or hyperbole." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources One of the most frequent periphrases for a wedding, is the expression “joyful event.” Village Life in China A Study in Sociology "The ordinary channels of information," to use Sir Robert's periphrasis, are the extraordinary ones too; and not only do they contain whatever Ministers know, but very often "something more." Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) This confusion of Pagan and Christian mythology is increased by his habit of finding classical periphrases for the expression of religious ideas. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Robertson was, perhaps, the first man to adapt the polished periphrases of the pulpit to historical generalization. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The age of Delille wished to see everything described in elegant periphrases, and the periphrases arranged in harmonious verses. A Short History of French Literature Yet, with whatever periphrasis she wrapped it round, the resolve was not to be expressed with a pen. Carnival Participles.—These are active and passive, perfect and imperfect, in the old language, but all are replaced by periphrases in Coptic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Dinner, otherwise a periphrasis for beans and dripping. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) He abounded in periphrases colored like sacred prints.... Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Although the language is in parts ornate to a degree, the old periphrases are wholly excluded; and when simple things have to be said they are said with the utmost simplicity. A Short History of French Literature Be it remarked that this periphrasis indicated his mother; and that the bread he alluded to is made with a species of leaven. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Throughout the history of the language we note an increasing tendency to periphrasis; but there was no great advance towards precision before demotic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In Scaldic poetry, a periphrasis for a “lady” is “the ground of hangings,” or “the bridge of hangings,” all pointing to embroidery. Needlework As Art Most women are clever at periphrasis, and will go a long way around to reach a desired topic, if for any reason they do not wish to approach it directly. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties Why conceal his weaknesses in a cloud of periphrases? Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Circumlocution and periphrasis are roundabout ways of expressing thought; circumlocution is the more common, periphrasis the more technical word. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The typical Coptic root thus became biliteral rather than triliteral, and the verb, by means of periphrases, developed tenses of remarkable precision. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" There is incomparably more beauty and force in expressing the energy of the Verb, with its personal relation and concomitant circumstances, in one word, than by a periphrasis of pronouns and auxiliaries. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The simple, concrete phrases of daily speech had given way to stately periphrases; the rich and riotous vocabulary of earlier poetry had been replaced by one more decorous, measured, and high-sounding. Lady of the Lake The interruption caused by the mulatta had hindered me from a verbal declaration, which otherwise I might have made; and there was no longer an opportunity for the periphrasis of speech. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Constant circumlocution produces an affected and heavy style; occasionally, skilful periphrasis conduces both to beauty and to simplicity. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions But in Puritan America there is an additional problem, which I can hardly explain without a periphrasis. What I Saw in America There is the usual twaddle about "moral force," forsooth, under which saving periphrasis, now-a-days, every rebel ranter in field, or tub, or conventicle, insinuates lawless violence without naming it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 If invention ceased to create, it must necessarily trick out what was commonplace in ingenuities of decorative periphrasis. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. He abounded in periphrases as highly coloured as sacred pictures. Renée Mauperin One man may even think the monosyllables in better taste than the periphrases. The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2] This proves that the use of that periphrasis was general, and that it must have dated back to a much earlier period. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism As that poem explains, his name could not be used in elegiac verse: hence the periphrasis in this passage. The Last Poems of Ovid The philosophic pride of the eighteenth century was tickled by the use of general terms in description; the chosen periphrases are always more comprehensive than the names that they replace. Milton They had what were called "the courtly manners of the old school"; were diffuse in style, and abounded in periphrasis. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography All who have even a slight acquaintance with sagas know the extraordinary periphrases for common objects, for men and maidens, for ships and swords, that bestrew them. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) Personification and periphrasis were their favorite mannerisms: Collins's Odes were largely addressed to abstractions, such as Fear, Pity, Liberty, Mercy, and Simplicity. Brief History of English and American Literature "To make Baldassare laugh" became a stock periphrasis for the supreme degree of tragedy among his neighbours. Little Novels of Italy In all inquiries the writer has found it necessary to use periphrasis or to appeal to some illustration. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula And with this happy periphrasis, our friend admitted his defeat. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Happiness is with him an aim that we are at liberty to seek directly and without periphrasis. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson The distinction had to be explained with much periphrasis, because the Arabic word 'Câtil' means a slayer, and is given indiscriminately to all who kill. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 The story does not lack of detail, though it is noteworthy that Petrarch, in his "Trionfo d'Amore," decently veils the victim in a periphrasis. Little Novels of Italy He nodded towards Nicholas's corner, and used this periphrasis with a sense that he had taken a precaution against perilously arousing the boy's vanity. Strangers at Lisconnel But these names have fared like other periphrases. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda "One of them all I knew not" is an awkward periphrasis for "I knew none of them." Giotto and his works in Padua An Explanatory Notice of the Series of Woodcuts Executed for the Arundel Society After the Frescoes in the Arena Chapel None, I suppose, would dispute the fact that periphrasis tends much to sublimity. On the Sublime The whole line is a periphrasis for "bountiful chief". The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga The dates of certain papers complete the discreet periphrases of Bonnœil. The House of the Combrays These sagas are not to be so forgotten or disproved as to take away from poetry old periphrases which great skalds have been pleased with. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda By reading the English, French, and German columns downwards, the reader will see how many different roots and periphrases these languages employ in order to express the same ideas. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar He takes the words in their naked simplicity and handles them as a musician, investing them with melody,—harmonising them, as it were,—by the use of periphrasis. On the Sublime It is therefore a matter for unfeigned rejoicing to find that they are not only alive but rampant, with all their old splendid command of polysyllabic periphrasis. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-20 The word zu-nini is, clearly, composed of the two elements, zu, "thee," and nini, "them"—so that instead of having a word for "you," the Chaldaeans employed for it the periphrasis "thee-them"! The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The next day which followeth the day of preparation!!—such is the periphrasis that he uses for the Sabbath day! The Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing The New Testament with the Old In the second place, the adoption, especially in poetry, of an exceedingly conventional method of speech, describing everything where possible by an elaborate periphrasis, and avoiding direct and simple terms. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century They had certain popular mannerisms, but none of the conventional figures of speech or rhetorical artifices like personifications, periphrasis, antithesis, and climax so dear to the Augustan heart. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century As to its handling, it abounded in metaphor and periphrasis, suggestive images, and parables instead of direct narrative. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction For the purpose of avoiding periphrasis, I propose to call this action of the current from the voltaic battery, volta-electric induction. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 But Mr. Frazer has remarked that periphrases for sacred beasts, like ‘Big Feet’ for Bear, are not uncommon. Modern Mythology It was in tragedy especially that the periphrasis reigned most tyrannically, and that the introduction of the mot propre, i.e., of terms that were precise, concrete, familiar, technical even, if needful, horrified the classicists. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century This they contrived by the ready expedient of the periphrasis. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century Periphrasis.—Their periphrasis, or finding figurative names for persons and things, is common to the Norse poetry. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction These terms being once well-defined, will, I hope, in their use enable me to avoid much periphrasis and ambiguity of expression. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 Their construction is simple: anything in Nature you please is described by a poetical periphrasis, and you are asked what it is. Modern Mythology I dread the Trojan ladies, yard-long-tail'd; Of which Pope makes this sweeping periphrasis— "And Troy's proud dames, whose garments sweep the ground." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 574, November 3, 1832 Title But circumstances or periphrasis was the capital means by which the Augustan poet avoided precision and attained nobility of style. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century But the reason why Christianity uses these periphrases or metaphors, these euphemisms for death, is the opposite of the reason why the world uses them. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) Wonted as she is to the caresses of periphrasis, plain-speaking, if she should occasionally be exposed to it, would horrify her. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations Sun and moon and so on are spoken of by their natural unmistakable names, or in equally unmistakable poetical periphrases, as in riddles. Modern Mythology He had "No" on his lips, but suppressed it and ultimately articulated it in some polite periphrasis. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People If the sense demanded the use of such a word, a periphrasis of 'noble' words must be employed instead. Landmarks in French Literature It may be objected that Henry James's wit is only a new form of the old-fashioned periphrasis. Old and New Masters I call him a poet to avoid periphrasis. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator While simple-hearted neighbors Chat of the 'early dead,' We, prone to periphrasis, Remark that birds have fled! Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete While simple-hearted neighbors Chat of the 'early dead,' We, prone to periphrasis, Remark that birds have fled! Poems by Emily Dickinson, Third Series In ordinary conversation do not seek periphrases, subtleties, or figures of speech. George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway Let us supply its place by a periphrasis. Essays on some unsettled Questions of Political Economy I should set forth simply, and without periphrasis, our grievances and our resolution to have justice. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 For the sake of clearness and to avoid burdening the text with too much periphrasis, I have throughout referred to Krishna as such. The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry Throughout the Colonial Conference of 1907 statesmen and leader writers tried every expedient of periphrasis and allusion to avoid hurting any one's feelings even by using such a term as 'British Empire.' Human Nature in Politics Third Edition Personification and periphrasis were their favorite mannerisms: Collins's Odes were largely addressed to abstractions, such as Fear, Pity, Liberty, Mercy and Simplicity. From Chaucer to Tennyson Sylvia, receiving this into a sore and raw consciousness, said to herself with an embittered instinct for cynicism that she had never heard more euphonious periphrases for selling yourself for money. The Bent Twig She on each spot a wound doth print, And each speck hath a sting within't; Till he but one new blister is, And swells his own periphrasis. The Lucasta Poems The whole line is a periphrasis for "bountiful chief." The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor Scattered through its more serious matter are gems with the old “Eothen” sparkle, of periphrasis, aphorism, felicitous phrase and pregnant epithet. Biographical Study of A.W. Kinglake His feelings of integrity would not have been alarmed by a periphrasis, but this plain speaking shocked him. The Count's Millions All these things might be alleged against Lydgate, but then, they are the periphrases of a polite preacher, who talks of Adam, and would not like to mention anything painful to the pew-renters. Middlemarch Tell me, then, for you can, in what periphrasis of language, in what circumvolution of phrase, I shall envelope, yet not conceal, the plain story. The Letters of Robert Burns He seemed to get much joy of this mouth-filling periphrasis as sneeringly he spoke of their common master. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship You lie, says I. Here no periphrasis would do the business. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 Cerro is the Spanish term; but no translation, or periphrasis, would preserve the identity of these picturesque landmarks, familiar to the traveler, and often seen at a great distance. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources "What do you mean by that, my dear friend?" said Prosper blandly, defying periphrasis. The Forest Lovers Why does he use that periphrasis, 'Them that had need of healing,' instead of contenting himself with straightforwardly saying, 'Them that were sick,' as do the other Evangelists? Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke The piece was written in the style of a tragic serial story: abstract phrases, bureaucratic epithets, academic periphrases. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House To name the sinner, and to state without cloak or periphrasis what his deed really was, is condemnation enough. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Why does the Evangelist not say, without that periphrasis, 'healed the sick'? Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms There was no possibility of mistaking it; it said at once, without periphrasis, 'Cross my purpose, and I will crush you!' Coningsby He had a cunning mastery of periphrasis, and a telling command of adverbs. Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel He often expresses the commonest thoughts in a studied periphrasis. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives He that hath complex ideas without names for them, wants liberty and dispatch in his expressions, and is necessitated to use periphrases. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 This is Rohrbach's periphrasis for Arab Nationalism, which will be master in its own house when the Turk has been removed. Turkey: a Past and a Future "Crack," a twinkling, an extremely short interval of time, which was formerly expressed, in general, by a periphrasis; as, "Ere the leviathan can swim a league!" The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe Surely a memory which is exercised without any consciousness of recollecting is only a periphrasis for the absence of any memory at all. Unconscious Memory The provincial word emparamarse can be translated only by a very long periphrasis. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Nor will language permit these words to be laid aside, since, if they were, there must be I know not what ridiculous periphrasis substituted in the room of them. Life and Habit This young man had a scorn of periphrases. Demos "In a word," cried Dale, coming in on my heels with an elucidation of my periphrasis, "what de Gex is driving at is—Do you prefer respectability to ramping round?" Simon the Jester This periphrasis was needful, because Rose was curled up in a corner with a book, and her accessibility to outward impressions was dubious. Clever Woman of the Family Mr. Hardie did not at first see the exact purport of this oleaginous periphrasis. Hard Cash Still, I think she might have managed to let me know, in some periphrasis or other, that I might have the girl if I would take her to Philadelphia or Timbuctoo. The Good Soldier It is only by periphrasis that all this can be expressed. Paul and Virginia But now to the case, which, for the sake of avoiding the constant recurrence of a cumbersome periphrasis, the author will take the liberty of giving in the first person. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater These double and recurring epithets of Homer are a softer form of the quaint Northern periphrases, which make the sea the 'swan's bath,' gold, the 'dragon's hoard,' men, the 'ring-givers,' and so on. The Odyssey Done into English prose His allusions and learned periphrases elucidate nothing; they put an idle labour on the reader who understands them, and extort from baffled ignorance, at which, perhaps, they are more especially aimed, a foolish admiration. Style By this periphrasis is meant " in a short time," as we say familiarly, such a thing will happen before a thousand years are over when we mean, it will happen soon. v. Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete |
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