1.【语】委婉说法;委婉话,婉言
1.a word or expression that people use when they want to talk about something unpleasant or embarrassing without mentioning the thing itself
1.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。
2.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。
3.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。
4.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。
5.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。
6.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。
7.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。
8.Very often euphemisms can be utilized to avoid embarrassing situation and thus to protect inpiduals' 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。
9.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。
10.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。