英文单词“euphemism”的意思是委婉语，委婉语言。它指代的是一种使用比原词更温和或更礼貌的表达方式，常用来避免直接或明确地表达不愉快或令人不舒服的内容。
读音：[ˈjuːfəmɪzəm]
例句：
1. "Pass away" is a euphemism for "die".
“Pass away”是“die”的委婉说法。
2. He's economizing on the truth - that's a euphemism for "he's lying."
他在节约，这是说他在说谎。
3. In some cultures, using euphemisms when discussing death is considered polite.
在一些文化中，谈论死亡时使用委婉语被认为是礼貌的。
euphemism的意思是"委婉说法、委婉说法"，其次还有"婉言"的意思，在线发音：['ju:fәmizm]，euphemism来源于英语，在《新英汉汉英词典》中，共找到36个与euphemism相关的例句。
Euphemism的释义
1.委婉说法
例句:Donizetti carefully woven melodic lines, twists and turns to euphemism, expressive and singing, Orchestration in the accompaniment of music at the same time the pursuit of wealth effect. (多尼采蒂精心地编织旋律线条，使其委婉曲折，富于表现力和歌唱性，同时在伴奏音乐的配器上追求丰富的效果。)
2.委婉说法
例句:That is a euphemism that Stalin used time and again. (这是那个时期经常反 复使用的委婉语)
3.婉言
例句:But figures from cities and provinces still have an unknowable shuifen, or "water content, " as the euphemism has it. (但是，按照委婉的说法，来自各省市的数据仍有不可知的“水分”。)
4.委婉的说法、婉言
例句:For instance, the word used to hail waitresses in Taiwan xiaojie, or 'miss, ' is a common euphemism for prostitute in mainland China. (翻译:例如，在招呼服务员时称“”，而在，“”通常是对女的一种委婉说法。)
用法及短语
euphemism一般作为名词使用，如在euphemism for(是…的委婉说法；是…的委婉语)等常见短语中出现较多。
| euphemism for | 是…的委婉说法；是…的委婉语 |
例句
1. But figures from cities and provinces still have an unknowable shuifen, or "water content, " as the euphemism has it. (翻译:但是，按照委婉的说法，来自各省市的数据仍有不可知的“水分”。)
2. For instance, the word used to hail waitresses in Taiwan xiaojie, or 'miss, ' is a common euphemism for prostitute in mainland China. (翻译:例如，在招呼服务员时称“”，而在，“”通常是对女的一种委婉说法。)
3. The family has been unable to plant its main sorghum crop, she says, and their buffaloes are becoming "diseased" , a euphemism for starving. (翻译:她说，整个家族无法种植高粱，他们的水牛也开始变得“病怏怏”的——“病怏怏”是饥饿的委婉说法。)
4. Euphemism, which is a very complicated language phenomenon, exists in all human lan-guages. (翻译:委婉语是人类语言中普遍存在而又十分复杂的一种语言现象。)
5. Well, we use that great euphemism, "trial and error," which is exposed to be meaningless. (翻译:我们普通人会做各种各样的实验 不断地犯错误 结果却一无所获 )
6. The days when an executive programme was a euphemism for a few days' break are long gone. (翻译:那种把“高管课程”当成“休几天假”的委婉说法的日子，早已经远去了。)
7. Protective reaction was just a euphemism for the bombers to stage raids over that country. (翻译:保护性反应完全是种委婉说法，实际上是用轰炸机对那个国家进行空袭。)
8. Just to clarify, ifTara did have any intention... of whatever euphemism you were in search of... it would, in fact, be none of your business. (翻译:你搞清楚 就算Tara想要做任何 你试图委婉表达的事 也和你完全无关)
9. My father, with incredible understatement and euphemism, picked me up at the airport around Christmastime of "72 and said", (翻译:我的父亲，以令人难以置信的 轻描淡写和委婉， 接我到 圣诞节左右 ，72，说)
10. Savant syndrome, then, is a case where thepoliticallycorrect euphemism "differently abled" hasrealmeaning. (翻译:那么，上将学者综合症委婉地成为“与众不同”，还是有一番道理。)
11. I use the euphemism digestive comfort -- actually -- it's a digestive discomfort, which the gut is concerned with. (翻译:我用一种委婉的说法就是消化舒适。事实上它是消化不适， 而这是肠胃所关心的。)
12. As a linguistic phenomenon, euphemism has its unique origination and formation, and abides by a certain development principle. (翻译:委婉语，作为一种语言现象，它有其独特的来源及构成方法，并遵循一定的发展规律。)
13. But Varney, tall and professorial , did not hide her message behind legalese or euphemism. (翻译:但身材高大、富有教授气质的瓦尼并没有用法律术语或委婉的言辞掩饰她的想法。)
14. Hejia is a euphemism for "die". (翻译:死亡的委婉说法。)
15. 'User fees' is just a politician's euphemism for taxes. (翻译:“用户费”不过是家对“税款”的委婉说法。)
近义词&反义词
euphemism作为名词的时候，其近义词以及反义词有s、euphemisms等。
词义：euphemism是指用委婉语或替代语来代替直接表达某种话题或词语，以避免让人感到不快或冒犯的说话方式。通常用于表示粗口、病症、死亡、战争、种族等话题。
词性：名词
词组搭配：make a euphemism（使用委婉语）、euphemism for（代替语）
短语：无
发音拼写：[ˈju:fəmɪzəm]
英文例句：
1. “Passing away” is a euphemism for “dying”.
“Passing away”是“死亡”的委婉语。
2. He used a euphemism to avoid using profanity in his speech.
他使用委婉语来避免在演讲中使用粗口。
3. “Restroom” is a euphemism for “toilet”.
“Restroom”是“厕所”的委婉语。
4. People often use euphemisms for unpleasant topics.
人们通常使用委婉语来代替不愉快的话题。
5. “Passed on” is a euphemism for “died”.
“Passed on”是“死亡”的委婉语。
6. He used a euphemism to avoid mentioning his colleague's failure in the project.
他使用委婉语来避免提及同事在项目中的失败。
7. “Pre-owned” is a euphemism for “used”.
“Pre-owned”是“二手”的委婉语。
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