perimetric a. 周?chē)?/p>

periphrasis [ peri- = around 繞;phrasis = speaking 說(shuō)話(huà)=>“speaking around 繞著說(shuō)話(huà)”→] n. a roundabout way of speaking or writing 迂回說(shuō)法；迂回曲折的文字/“The wife of your father's brother”is a periphrasis for“your aunt”. “你父親兄弟的妻子”是“你嬸嬸”的迂回說(shuō)法。

periphrastic a. 回的，轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角的；羅唆的

periscope [ peri- = around 周?chē)?；scope = an instrument for observing 觀察儀器→]n. an instrument for seeing things around at a higher level 潛望鏡 / People in a submarine use a periscope to see a view of the surface. 在潛水艇中人們用潛望鏡觀察海面動(dòng)靜。 

periscopic a. 潛望鏡的；適于周覽的

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