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euphemism是什么意思

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euphemism 是什么意思

中文翻译与英英解释

n.
【修辞学】委婉说法;委婉话,婉言。
an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

A euphemism is a generally innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant.Euphemism Webster's Online Dictionary.

例句与用法

1.No point in mincing words or hiding behind euphemisms .
没必要闪烁其词或者羞羞答答。

2.No point is in mincing words or hiding behind euphemisms .
没有必要闪烁其词或者羞羞答答。

3.As if military intelligence were not euphemism enough, it is abbreviated to mi .
好象军事情报局这名称还不够委婉,于是又缩写成MI。

4.He wants to avoid creating another "cult of personality" the euphemism for glorification of an all powerful leader .
他想避免造成另一个“个人崇拜”,即全权领袖荣耀的委婉说法。

5.Cultural differences in chinese and english euphemisms
中西方委婉语中的文化差异

6.She ' s ray ' s assistant . but that ' s a euphemism
她是雷的助理但那是个委婉的说法

7.On euphemism in english and its effects
英汉语中委婉语的应用及其修辞效果之管见

8.The application of politeness principle in euphemism
两性言语交际中礼貌原则的应用

9.On formation bases of euphemism in english and chinese
论英汉委婉语的生成基础

10.Add a few euphemisms for our own amusement
有时候为了好玩儿加点隐喻什么的。

 
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