单词 | euphemism |
释义 | euphemism 1.(inoffensive words or phrases)委婉语;委婉说法 The term 'early retirement' is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays.“提前退休”如今几乎就是裁员的委婉说法。 2.(use of inoffensive words or phrases)委婉表达法;婉转措辞 The poison of euphemism has worked through our language into our national consciousness.委婉表达法的毒素已经透过语言进入了我们的民族意识之中。 |
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