euphemisms
美 [ˈjufəˌmɪzəm] 
英 [ˈjuːfəˌmɪzəm]
- n.【语】委婉说法；婉言
- 网络委婉的说法；委婉句；委婉词语
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复数：euphemisms 反义词
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英汉解释
英英解释
例句
This article is to have a simple comparison between the euphemisms, as to understand the meaning and usage.
文章将从人们生活中存在的委婉语进行简略的比较，以此了解其中的意义和用法。
This thesis maintains that euphemisms can be used to euphemize anything that people feel embarrassed or unwilling to say.
本文认为委婉语可以用来表达任何人们羞于表达或不情愿表达的东西。
Virtually every culture has multiple euphemisms for the word 'sex' in their language.
实际上每一文化对于“性”这个词都有好几种委婉的说法。
The extent to which the debate over taxing the wealthiest in society is limited can be seen in the frequent use of certain euphemisms.
对社会上的最富有者征税的讨论范围是受局限的，并且常见于某些频繁使用的委婉的说辞中。
Hundreds of euphemisms have sprung up to cope with politically incorrect vocabulary.
人们创造了数百个委婉语来代替那些立场不正确的词。
If I evaded the question, or relied on euphemisms, I would fail them and fail our patient.
如果我回避这个问题，或是借助更加委婉的敷衍式的回答，那我会令他们失望，也令患者失望。
We'll also tell you when not to talk to your child about death and the euphemisms you should avoid.
我们还将看到，在什么情况下应该避免跟孩子谈论死亡，什么时候又该单刀直入，避免拐弯抹角。
Very often euphemisms can be utilized to avoid embarrassing situation and thus to protect individuals' feelings.
委婉语经常被用来避免使人们处于难堪境地，保护私人的情感。
It is undeniable that euphemisms are closely related with taboos. However, this does not mean that the euphemized subjects are only taboos.
不可否认委婉语与禁忌语密切相关，但这并不意味着委婉语的婉指对象一定是禁忌语。
This relatedness is the basis for metonymy and euphemisms are used to stand for the euphemized subjects.
这种联系是转喻的基础，委婉语用来指代其婉指对象。
Our national vernacular is filled with antiblack euphemisms, but cosmopolitan isn't one of them.
我们的语言中充满了反黑人的委婉语，但是“世界主义”还不是其中一个。
Two main conclusions are drawn. Firstly, euphemisms and the euphemized subjects belong to a prototypical category.
本文得出了两个主要结论：第一，委婉语与其婉指对象属于同一个原型认知范畴。
Euphemisms are related with the euphemized subjects either in form or in meaning for the success of mutual understanding in communication.
为了能在交际中被理解，委婉语通常在意义上或形式上与其婉指对象相联系。
Users can and do devise alternate wordings or euphemisms to avoid the notice of keyword trackers, or simply email the news around.
用户可以想出替换的字眼或使用委婉的说法避免关键字被追踪或者干脆通过电子邮件四处传播新闻，他们确实是这么做的。
As an indispensable and natural part of English language, English euphemisms have existed for a long time.
婉转语是人类语言中的一种遍及征象，其存在的历史相当久长。
It is pointed out that the translation of euphemisms inevitably involves the transmission of culture since euphemisms are culture-loaded.
本文指出委婉语是文化负载词，所以其翻译必定涉及文化的传递。
What's funny here, of course, is the way in which the euphemisms of biz-talk are always one small step from bloody disdain.
这里的幽默之处在于，商业用语中的委婉说法离对于他人的极端鄙视实际上只有一步之遥。
Hence, this study attempts to conduct a thorough analysis of political euphemisms in different linguistic levels.
所以，本文对不同语言层次的政治委婉语进行深入的概念转喻的分析。
Euphemisms may be useful in the short run, but one finally recognises a Ponzi scheme when it persists.
委婉说法短期内可能有用，但长此以往，人们最终会认出这是个庞氏骗局。
Jamie, meanwhile, has taken literally the euphemisms of death and believes his father is, in fact, lost.
而此时的杰米，波伦在这里对死亡描写得比较隐晦，杰米认为他的父亲实际上只是失踪了。
The term "dividend" is certainly taboo; instead, euphemisms about "member benefits" abound.
对其而言，术语“红利”无疑是一个禁忌话题；取而代之的是广泛流行的委婉语“会员津贴”。
Since English euphemisms play an important role in social communication, they worth careful and thorough study.
英语婉转语在外交中起着非常重要的作用，因此值得深入的学习和研究。
A Comparison of English and Chinese Euphemisms: their similarities and differences.
英汉委婉语的比较：相似与差异
It aims at helping English learners have a profound understanding of English euphemisms and properly use them in social intercourse.
旨在帮助英语学习者在社会交流中准确恰当地使用这一交际手段。
They want their fascism with nice cuddly slogans, and plenty of euphemisms.
他们用有亲和力的口号和委婉的话语隐藏他们法西斯的本质。
After all, sometimes terms like 'logic' and 'common sense' are just euphemisms for fear and not-knowing-any-different.
毕竟，有的时候像“逻辑”和“常识”只不过是对于恐惧的委婉表达也不是无所不知的。
But most of their researches mainly study euphemisms from a broad perspective.
但其中的大部分主要从宏观角度对委婉语进行了研究。
The motives for generating euphemisms are as diverse and as universal as the range of human emotions.
委婉语产生的动机就如人类情感一样丰富多变，普遍存在。
In previous years, I have handed out numerous awards for euphemisms, but the winner of this year's Golden Fig Leaf is rather special.
往年我评出了众多表彰委婉措辞的奖项，但本年度“金遮羞布奖”的得主有点特殊。
And do not use confusing euphemisms such as "called home" and "happy in heaven. "
避免使用诸如“回家了”、“在天堂里”这样的委婉说法。
This is the formation of euphemisms had a significant impact, to cast a thick layer of color grading.
这对委婉语的形成产生了重要的影响，使之蒙上了一层浓厚的等级色彩。
First, the English slang translation of euphemisms, Euphemism in the proportion of slang is relatively large.
第一，英语俚语中关于坦率语的翻译，坦率语在俚语中所占的比重是比拟大的。
This article concisely and systematically analyze the diplomatic euphemisms from the view of pragmatics.
文章简明而又系统地从语用学的视角对外交语言中的委婉现象进行了分析。
Those are the euphemisms, and this is how it was interpreted.
这些都是婉辞，而这就是他们如何阐释的。
There are no euphemisms in Dutch for being old-for "golden ager" .
荷兰语里没有老人即“黄金岁月人”的委婉说法。
or become euphemisms to play a mild role in language communication.
或是作为委婉语，在言语交际中起到迂回作用。
There are helpful euphemisms.
手册中也有有用的委婉语。
I'm all for fanny euphemisms.
我是完全赞成应该委婉描述生理。
But these are euphemisms to ease the conscience of the callous.
但这些都是旨在使那些硬心肠的人良心得到安慰的委婉语。
The article analyzes specifically the arising and application of euphemisms in English from the angle of social cultural psychology.
从社会文化心理的角度对英语委婉语的产生及运用进行了具体分析。
