委婉语 Euphemism(委婉语)一词源于希腊语euphemismos, 前缀eu意为good, pleasant,well(好的,善意的),而词根pheme意为speech(语言)。Euphemism的意思是good/pleasant(好听的话)。《语言及语言学词典》给委婉语下的定义是“用一种不明说的,能使人感到愉快的或含糊的说法,代替具有令人不悦的含义或够尊敬的表达方法。” Euphemism Euphemism (euphemism) an etymology in Greek euphemismos, the prefix eu Italy is good, pleasant, well (good, good intenti...
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