euphemism

  扩展词汇  
['juːfəmɪzəm]     ['juːfəmɪzəm]    
  • n. 委婉语
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euphemism的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

详尽释义

n. (名词)
  1. 【修辞学】委婉语,委婉说法
  2. 婉言
  3. 委婉法

英英释义

Noun:
  1. an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

euphemism的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词 (n.)
  1. "Pass away" is a euphemism for "die".
    "过世"是"死"的委婉语。
  2. Euphemism is a very common and complicated linguistic phenomenon.
    委婉语是一种十分常见而又非常复杂的语言现象。

经典引文

  • 'Foreign workers', a euphemism for civilian prisoners brought in from countries under German occupation.

    出自: T. Pynchon
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