n.(archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action

1. He spoke with so many ambages that no one could understand his true intentions.
   他用這么多含糊其辭的話(huà)說(shuō)話(huà)，以至于沒(méi)有人能理解他的真實(shí)意圖。
2. The speaker's use of ambages made it difficult for the audience to follow his argument.
   演講者的繞彎子說(shuō)法使得觀(guān)眾很難跟上他的論點(diǎn)。