C-word
noun/ˈsiː wɜːd/
/ˈsiː wɜːrd/
[usually singular] (informal)- used to replace a word beginning with C that you do not want to say, for example the offensive swear word ‘cunt’, or ‘cancer’
C 开头的词（用以替代不想说出口的以 C 开头的冒犯性脏话等，如 cunt、cancer） - An employee who uses the C-word to a colleague will be suspended.
雇员对同事说 C 开头的词将被停职。 - I hate it when people refer to cancer as the C-word.
我不喜欢有人把癌症说成是 C 开头的词。 - For these men commitment is the dreaded C-word.
对于这些人来说，承诺是可怕的“C”字。
- An employee who uses the C-word to a colleague will be suspended.