euphemism

美式发音: [ˈjufəˌmɪzəm] 英式发音: [ˈjuːfəˌmɪzəm]

n.委婉语；委婉说法

网络释义：委婉的说法；婉言；委婉词

复数：euphemisms  同义词反义词

n.dysphemism

n.neutral term,understatement,synonym,weasel word,code word

网络释义

euphemism显示所有例句n.

1.~ (for sth)委婉语；委婉说法an indirect word or phrase that people often use to refer to sth embarrassing or unpleasant, sometimes to make it seem more acceptable than it really is

‘Pass away’ is a euphemism for ‘die’.“去世”是“死”的委婉语。

‘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。

n.1.【语】委婉说法;委婉话,婉言

n.1.a word or expression that people use when they want to talk about something unpleasant or embarrassing without mentioning the thing itself

1.委婉语 unkempt adj. 蓬乱的, 粗野的, 不整洁的 5。 euphemism n. [语法]委婉的说法 6。 solace n. 安慰 ...

3.婉言 eupepsia 消化良好 euphemism 婉词，婉言 euthenics 优境学 ...

4.委婉说法 Eulogise 称赞 Euphemism 委婉说法 Euphoria 幸福感 ...

5.委婉词 15. 婉愉[ relaxed] 1. 婉辞[ tactful expressions;euphemism;gentle words] 2. 婉辞[ politely refuse] ...

造句带翻译释义:,委婉语,委婉说法,委婉的说法,婉言,委婉词

1.Job prospects were grim though, and she said she'd take anything, even "working for a family" (a euphemism for domestic service).工作前景很糟糕，她说她什么也做不了，“对家庭也一样”（家政服务的委婉说法）。

2.The secret CIA paramilitaries, (the euphemism here is OGA, for "other government agency" ) shouted at him to stop. Khan could not hear them.中情局的秘密准军事组织（这里委婉的说法是“其它政府机构”简称OGA）大吼，让他停下，而深汗听不到，他继续跑，于是联军开枪向他射击。

3.The word vintage is copied from its use in wine terminology, as a more elegant-seeming euphemism for "old" clothes.Vintage这个词是从葡萄酒酿酒的术语中借用过来的（原本意思是“陈年的”），在这里是对“旧”衣服的一个委婉的说法，更具古典气质。

4.For instance, the word used to hail waitresses in Taiwan xiaojie, or 'miss, ' is a common euphemism for prostitute in mainland China.例如，在台湾招呼服务员时称“小姐”，而在大陆，“小姐”通常是对妓女的一种委婉说法。

5.The European Commission calls it a "stability bond" , surely a candidate for euphemism of the year.欧盟委员会（EuropeanCommission）把这种债券称为“稳定债券”——这个词肯定是今年最佳委婉语的一个候选。

6.Economic development is of course a euphemism for an expansion of political influence and a state-endorsed land grab.当然，发展经济即是扩张政治影响力的托辞，还是占有土地的全民认可的形式。

7."I'd see a few friends or race past a blind pig, " she said, using the euphemism for Prohibition-era drinking establishments.“我看见些朋友和族人路过私酒铺，”她这是委婉地提及禁酒时代的饮酒场所。

8.The days when an executive programme was a euphemism for a few days' break are long gone.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。

9.It should also be clear that "fractional-reserve warehousing" is only a euphemism for fraud and embezzlement.我们也应该十分清楚所谓“部分准备金仓储制度”不过是对欺诈和侵占行为的一种委婉说法。

10.Protective reaction was just a euphemism for the bombers to stage raids over that country.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。