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circuitous
1、 Having a circular or winding course.
2、 Not forthright or direct in action.
🌱She sometimes arrives at her conclusions by circuitous reasoning that her students can't even follow. 🌳Circuitous is usually the opposite of direct, and it's generally used to describe either roads or explanations. Detours are usually circuitous, and a circuitous path, twisting and turning and cutting back on itself, is the kind of route you'd expect to find in the mountains. Lawyers often find themselves making circuitous arguments, which may get most circuitous when they're defending particularly undesirable clients. circumference 1、 The perimeter or boundary of a circle.
2、 The outer boundary or surface of a shape or object.
🌱To calculate the circumference of a circle, multiply its diameter by 3.1416. 🌳Attempts have been made to measure the circumference of the earth since the time of Aristotle. The calculation that Columbus was relying on led him to think he could reach China by sailing west more quickly than by sailing east. But that measurement had calculated the earth's circumference as about a quarter too small, and the rest is history. Columbus wasn't the only one who got it wrong; many later attempts continued to produce different measurements for the earth's circumference—even though the Greeks had calculated it correctly way back in the 3rd century B.C. circumspect Careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences; cautious.
🌱Her answer was careful and circumspect, and I couldn't help thinking she knew a lot more than she was telling. 🌳Since spect- comes from the Latin word for "look," circumspect basically means "looking around" yourself before you act. Being a doctor has traditionally called for a circumspect personality, which gives their patients confidence in them. Scholars are known for their circumspection, since there's nothing worse for scholars' reputations than mistakes in the books or articles they've written. Bankers once had a reputation for great circumspection, but the financial disaster of 2008 earned some bankers a very different kind of reputation. circumvent 1、 To make a circuit around.
2、 To manage to get around, especially by clever means.
🌱We knew there was a traffic jam on the highway and circumvented it by using back roads. 🌳In mythology, a person's attempts to circumvent fate are almost always doomed. In the Iliad we're told of how Achilles' mother, Thetis, hoping to circumvent the prophecy that her child would die in a war against Troy, disguised the boy as a woman. But clever Odysseus, recruiting for the Greek army, arrived disguised as a peddler, and among the jewels he displayed to the women of the household he laid a sword. The young Achilles, ignoring the jewelry, immediately seized the sword, thereby identifying himself for what he was. Today we more often hear of attempts to circumvent the law, or at least some requirements that we'd rather not have to deal with.
2、 Not forthright or direct in action.
🌱She sometimes arrives at her conclusions by circuitous reasoning that her students can't even follow. 🌳Circuitous is usually the opposite of direct, and it's generally used to describe either roads or explanations. Detours are usually circuitous, and a circuitous path, twisting and turning and cutting back on itself, is the kind of route you'd expect to find in the mountains. Lawyers often find themselves making circuitous arguments, which may get most circuitous when they're defending particularly undesirable clients. circumference 1、 The perimeter or boundary of a circle.
2、 The outer boundary or surface of a shape or object.
🌱To calculate the circumference of a circle, multiply its diameter by 3.1416. 🌳Attempts have been made to measure the circumference of the earth since the time of Aristotle. The calculation that Columbus was relying on led him to think he could reach China by sailing west more quickly than by sailing east. But that measurement had calculated the earth's circumference as about a quarter too small, and the rest is history. Columbus wasn't the only one who got it wrong; many later attempts continued to produce different measurements for the earth's circumference—even though the Greeks had calculated it correctly way back in the 3rd century B.C. circumspect Careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences; cautious.
🌱Her answer was careful and circumspect, and I couldn't help thinking she knew a lot more than she was telling. 🌳Since spect- comes from the Latin word for "look," circumspect basically means "looking around" yourself before you act. Being a doctor has traditionally called for a circumspect personality, which gives their patients confidence in them. Scholars are known for their circumspection, since there's nothing worse for scholars' reputations than mistakes in the books or articles they've written. Bankers once had a reputation for great circumspection, but the financial disaster of 2008 earned some bankers a very different kind of reputation. circumvent 1、 To make a circuit around.
2、 To manage to get around, especially by clever means.
🌱We knew there was a traffic jam on the highway and circumvented it by using back roads. 🌳In mythology, a person's attempts to circumvent fate are almost always doomed. In the Iliad we're told of how Achilles' mother, Thetis, hoping to circumvent the prophecy that her child would die in a war against Troy, disguised the boy as a woman. But clever Odysseus, recruiting for the Greek army, arrived disguised as a peddler, and among the jewels he displayed to the women of the household he laid a sword. The young Achilles, ignoring the jewelry, immediately seized the sword, thereby identifying himself for what he was. Today we more often hear of attempts to circumvent the law, or at least some requirements that we'd rather not have to deal with.
CIRCU/CIRCUM comes from the Latin circus, meaning "circle." So a circus is traditionally held under a round tent. A circuit can be a tour around an area or territory, or the complete path of an electric current. To circumnavigate means "to navigate around"—often around the world.🌸