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委婉语¹⁰⁰原型euphemism的复数
名词 euphemism:
an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harshEuphemisms also have their law of development.委婉语还有其自身的发展规律。
But these areeuphemismsto 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。noun.nice way of saying something
同义词 circumlocution,delicacy,floridness,grandiloquence,inflation,pomposity,pretense,purism She started to ask Dale if he was going to do it tonight— to murder her husband— but then decided that he, probably like most professional killers, would prefer to speak in euphemisms.
她正准备问戴尔今晚是否能动手：谋杀她的丈夫。但后来有感觉戴尔可能和大多数职业杀手一样，说话喜欢委婉。 yeeyan |