euphuism

euphuism
[ˈjuːfjʊɪz(ə)m]
noun
  1. [mass noun](formal)an artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking
    (正式)绮丽的文体;夸饰的文体;华丽的措辞
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euphuist
noun
euphuistic
adjective
euphuistically
adverb
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Euphues, the name of a character in John Lyly's prose romance of the same name (1578–80), from Greek euphuēs 'well endowed by nature', from eu 'well' + the base of phuē 'growth'
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