- euphuism
[euphuism 词源字典]
- "An artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking", Late 16th century: 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'.[euphuism etymology, euphuism origin, 英语词源]