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說話，以至于沒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.
   演講者的繞彎子說法使得觀眾很難跟上他的論點(diǎn)。