euphemism

英 [ˈjuːfəmɪzəm]

美 [ˈjuːfəmɪzəm]

n.  委婉语; 委婉说法

复数：euphemisms　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18533 / COCA.15077

牛津词典

noun

• 委婉语；委婉说法
  an indirect word or phrase that people often use to refer to sth embarrassing or unpleasant, sometimes to make it seem more acceptable than it really is
  1. ‘Pass away’ is a euphemism for ‘die’.
     “去世”是“死”的委婉语。
  2. ‘User fees’ is just a politician's euphemism for taxes.
     “用户费”不过是政治家对“税款”的委婉说法。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 委婉语;委婉说法
  Aeuphemismis a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death.
  1. The term 'early retirement' is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays.
     现在“提前退休”几乎就是裁员的委婉说法。

英英释义

noun

• an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

双语例句

• In this part, the author introduces the definition of euphemism and the origin of English euphemism.
  在这部分，作者首先介绍了委婉语的定义，然后分析了英语委婉语产生的根源。
• Euphemism is a kind of universal language phenomenon in the developing process of human society.
  委婉语是人类社会发展过程中的一种普遍的语言现象。
• This article discussed the value of lexical approach by introducing it to the teaching of English euphemism.
  把词汇法引入英语委婉语教学，肯定了词汇法在英语委婉语教学中的价值。
• The choice and interpretation of the euphemism are connected with a certain context.
  人们交际时，委婉语的使用选择和信息解读与一定的语境有关。
• Euphemism plays an important role in the process of language communication.
  在语言交流的过程中，委婉语起着很重要的作用。
• The inflated style itself is a kind of euphemism.
  夸张的文体本身就是委婉中的一种。
• The article analyzes the euphemism phenomena; replace form, expressing means and euphemism pragmatic function.
  本文从语用角度分析了英语委婉语的语言现象、替代形式、语言表达手段以及语用功能。
• What would my euphemism be?
  那我的委婉说法应该是什么？
• I like to use euphemism in my books because I don't want to frighten them.
  我不想吓到孩子，所以我在书中使用了隐喻的描写方式。
• Euphemism is a common phenomenon as well as an important way of smoothing relationship among people.
  委婉语是一种普通的语言现象同时也是一种平和人际关系的重要方法。