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euphemisms
时间: 2025-09-15 12:49:02
英 ['ju:fəmɪzəmz]
美 ['jufəmɪzəmz]

n. 委婉语;委婉用法;委婉的说法;(euphemism的复数)

双语例句
  • I am sorry about all those ridiculous euphemisms you heard from our Pentagon spokespeople.

    对于那些你从我们五角大楼发言人那里听到的荒谬的委婉语,我感到很抱歉。

  • "Cut the euphemisms, Daniel," Brenda snapped.

    “别绕弯子了,丹尼尔,”布伦达厉声说到。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  • There are helpful euphemisms.

    手册中也有有用的委婉语。

  • English is abundant in euphemisms.

    英语中有着大量的委婉语。

  • Instead, they use a wide variety of euphemisms.

    而相反,他们会用大量的委婉语。

  • There are over 200 euphemisms for death in the English language.

    英语里,死的委婉说法超过200个。

  • Euphemisms can reflect history, culture and customs of a nation.

    委婉语从独特的角度反映了一个民族的历史文化、风俗习惯。

  • 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。

  • Chapter three discusses the suitable principles of translating euphemisms.

    第三章探讨了适合委婉语翻译的翻译标准。

  • 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。

  • Clear private speech will give way to euphemisms suitable for public consumption.

    为防被公开,私下谈话也将会由直白变得委婉。

  • They may swear, but sometimes replace words with less offensive ones or euphemisms.

    他们也许会咒骂,但是有时会用冒犯性小的词或委婉语代替。

  • 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。

  • 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”。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • As a component of language, the English and Chinese euphemisms have undergone the changes of times and cultures.

    作为一个语言的成份,英国和中国委婉的说法已经遭遇时代和文化的变化。

  • 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。

  • As I mentioned at the start, I am sorry about all those ridiculous euphemisms you heard from our Pentagon spokespeople.

    正如我开篇所讲,我对你们听到的那些来自五角大楼发言人荒谬的委婉语感到抱歉。

  • The stories are filled with cussing and free of euphemisms, and five of the nine address death in their first sentence.

    这些故事里面充满了谩骂,却没有半句委婉语,并且九篇故事里面就有五篇的开头第一句话中出现了跟“死”有关的字眼。

  • As a universal linguistic phenomenon, the creation and application of euphemisms have been studied rather thoroughly.

    委婉语的创造和使用是一种语言普遍现象。

  • 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。

  • Euphemisms may be needed to omit the means to save certain words, so that semantic ambiguity or fade harsh or rude vulgar part.

    委婉语会应需要采取省略手段,省去某些字眼,使其语义含混或隐去卑俗刺耳或不礼貌的部分。

  • 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。

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