euphemism
/ˈjuːfɪmɪzəm/noun
- a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing委婉词（语）; 委婉说法：
the jargon has given us 'downsizing' as a euphemism for cuts.
行话给我们提供了一个削减(cuts)的委婉语“缩小规模”(downsizing)。DYSPHEMISM的反义词。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Greek euphēmismos, from euphēmizein 'use auspicious words', from eu 'well'+phēmē 'speaking'.