Circumlocution, n. A literary trick whereby the writer who has nothing to say breaks it gently to the reader.

Circumlocution, n. A literary trick whereby the writer who has nothing to say breaks it gently to the reader.

绕圈子:作家无话可说时，委婉地把话讲给读者听的一种文学伎俩。

-- Ambrose Bierce 比尔斯