euphemisms

英 [ˈjuːfɪmɪzmz]

美 [ˈjufəˌmɪzəmz]

n.  委婉语; 委婉说法
euphemism的复数

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。

双语例句

• Pragmatic Analysis and Practical Strategies of Euphemisms Applied In Large English Class
  委婉语在大班英语教学中的语用分析及使用策略
• Your euphemisms are so puerile.
  你的委婉说法很幼稚。
• Chapter three states the definition of euphemism and the classification of euphemisms.
  第三部分从语言学的角度对其定义、分类作了阐述。
• Some Chinese euphemisms also stem from squeamishness.
  有些中国委婉语同样脱胎于拘谨这一因素。
• In 2010 there was a stack of new euphemisms for firing people, the best of which came from a US bank that spoke airily of bank-initiated departures.
  2010年出现了大量用于解雇员工的新委婉说辞。最妙的一条来自一家美国银行，该行轻飘飘地说这是银行发起的离职。
• Euphemisms for deliberate theft are a bad idea.
  用委婉语表述故意盗窃是一个糟糕的主意。
• In order to skirt those taboo words or ease the sting of harsh words, man has created euphemisms, which can presumably serve as hallmarks of civilization.
  为了避免提到这些禁忌语或减轻这些词语对人感情的伤害，人们创造并使用了委婉语，这也能从中表现出一种文化的特征。
• There are no euphemisms in Dutch for being old-for "golden ager".
  荷兰语里没有老人即黄金岁月人的委婉说法。
• Microscopic Widal agglutination test euphemisms for slightly fat.
  显微肥达氏凝集试验对轻微肥胖的委婉说法。
• Some euphemisms do distort and mislead; but some are motivated by kindness.
  有些委婉语起到了曲解和误导的作用，不过有些则出自善意的驱使。