roundabout

/ˈraʊndəbaʊt/📚 23333高考考研GRE
If you go somewhere by a roundabout route, you do not go there by the shortest and quickest route. 迂回的

noun [专属名词]<英>环岛,环形交叉路口;<英>(儿童坐的)旋转圆台;<英>旋转木马

At the roundabout, turn left at the first exit.
到环岛后,在第一个出口左转。

adjective [原级]绕路的,迂回的;(说话)绕圈子的,不直截了当的

It was a difficult and roundabout trip.
这是一次艰难而曲折的旅行。

round(迂回地)+about→迂回的
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He left today on a roundabout route for Jordan and is also due soon in Egypt. 他今天绕道前往约旦,也将很快到达埃及。
We made a little fuss in a roundabout way. 我们拐弯抹角地发了点牢骚。
Freedom of speech is being realized in a roundabout way. 言论自由正在以一种迂回的方式实现。