名詞 euphuism:

1. any artificially elegant style of language
2. an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology

eu.phu.ism

n.（名詞）
An affectedly elegant literary style of the late 'th and early 7th centuries, characterized by elaborate alliteration, antitheses, and similes.
尤弗伊斯體：一種流行于'世紀(jì)末7世紀(jì)初的裝腔作勢追求高雅的文體，以頭韻、對句和明喻為特點
Affected elegance of language.
綺麗體：做作的、浮華的、綺麗的語言

來源：
After Euphues , a character in Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and his England by John Lyly
源自 Euphues ， 尤弗伊斯，智慧解析 和 尤弗伊斯和他的英格蘭 中的人物，由約翰·利利著
from Greek euphuôs [shapely]
源自 希臘語 euphuôs [形狀美觀的]
eu- [eu-]
eu- [好的，優(yōu)的]
phuein [to grow, bring forth] * see bheu…-
phuein [成長，產(chǎn)生] *參見 bheu…-

【引伸】
eu.phuist
n.（名詞）
eu.phuis.tic 或
eu.phuis.tical
adj.（形容詞）
eu.phuis.tically
adv.（副詞）