ambages

• 名词，指迂回、间接或隐晦的言行方式，现多视为古旧用法。

A noun referring to roundabout, indirect, or mysterious ways of action or speech, now considered archaic.

1. Roundabout or indirect waysC2formalbritish

   Indirect, winding, or mysterious methods of action or speech, often used to avoid clarity.

   拐弯抹角

   • He spoke without ambages, stating his opinion directly.
   • The politician's ambages confused the audience.
   • She avoided ambages and gave a straightforward answer.

   同义词circumlocutionequivocationevasionindirectionobliquenessprevarication

   反义词directnessstraightforwardness