euphemism
委婉语
常用释义
英音[ ˈjuːfəmɪzəm ]
美音[ ˈjuːfəmɪzəm ]
变形
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euphemisms
基本释义
- n. 委婉语，委婉说法
例句
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1·'Pass away' is a euphemism for 'die'.“去世”是“死”的委婉语。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·'User fees' is just a politician's euphemism for taxes.“用户费”不过是政治家对“税款”的委婉说法。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for layoffs nowadays.如今“提前退休”这个词几乎总是下岗的委婉语。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·It's kind of a euphemism, really.其实，这是一种委婉的说法。
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5·"Rarely" is a euphemism there.“很少”这里都是委婉的说法。
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6·The inflated style itself is a kind of euphemism.这种华而不实的风格本身就是一种委婉语。
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7·'Pre-owned' is the euphemism for second-hand watches.“旧物”(pre-owned)是二手手表的委婉说法。
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8·The euphemism now lies buried beneath the rubble of reality.如今这些安慰话都被埋葬在现实的碎石之下。
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9·We should have known, of course, that for him the term is a mere euphemism.但我们应该知道，这其实是他的委婉表达。
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10·"Peripheral" is now no longer a shorthand term, but a euphemism for "southern".如今“边缘”一词已不再是缩写、而是“南部”的委婉说法。
同义词
n.
委婉语；委婉说法
同根词
词根：
euphemism