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euphemism n.委婉语 (1) "过世"是"死"的委婉语。(2) 委婉语是一种十分常见而又非常复杂的语言现象。 Euphemism is from Greek euphemismos, meaning "good speech," and it's a way that we paper over uncomfortable things with more pleasant-sounding words. These days we tend to use euphemisms when talking about anything having to do with elimination of bodily waste: toilet, bathroom, and water closet were all originally euphemisms. The military is also notorious for using euphemisms, like saying "neutralizing the target" instead of "killing someone."

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英 ['juːfəmɪzəm] 美 ['juːfəmɪzəm] (1) "Pass away" is a euphemism for "die".(2) Euphemism is a very common and complicated linguistic phenomenon. Pardon me, but when a polite term is substituted for a blunt, offensive one, you should call it a euphemism. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]委婉语；委婉说法 A euphemism is 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.   [oft N for n]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。

英语单词	euphemism
英美音标	英 ['juːfəmɪzəm] 美 ['juːfəmɪzəm]
中文释义	n.委婉语
英语例句	(1) "Pass away" is a euphemism for "die". (2) Euphemism is a very common and complicated linguistic phenomenon.
中文例句	(1) "过世"是"死"的委婉语。 (2) 委婉语是一种十分常见而又非常复杂的语言现象。
vocabulary简明	Pardon me, but when a polite term is substituted for a blunt, offensive one, you should call it a euphemism.
vocabulary扩展	Euphemism is from Greek euphemismos, meaning "good speech," and it's a way that we paper over uncomfortable things with more pleasant-sounding words. These days we tend to use euphemisms when talking about anything having to do with elimination of bodily waste: toilet, bathroom, and water closet were all originally euphemisms. The military is also notorious for using euphemisms, like saying "neutralizing the target" instead of "killing someone."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]委婉语；委婉说法 A euphemism is 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. [oft N for n] 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。

Euphemism Polite Term Things 英 Juːfəmɪzəm] 美 Juːfəmɪzəm N.委婉语