roundabout

转弯抹角的；迂回的英释adjadjnot done or said using the shortest, simplest or most direct way possible

1 in a roundabout way,以一种转弯抹角的方式

1 He told us, in a very roundabout way, that he was thinking of leaving..他拐弯抹角地对我们说他想走了。

2 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。