Pass water'is a euphemism for'urinate '.

The article analyzes the euphemism phenomena; replace form, expressing means and euphemism pragmatic function.

摘要本文从语用角度分析了英语委婉语的语言现象 、 替代形式 、 语言表达手段以及语用功能.

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Such a description aa euphemism for a club milkman, or a punter an SW 6 pub.

如此描述极像出自俱乐部送奶工人或者酒饭里的服务员之口.

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Language reflects culture and euphemism is a mirror of culture.

语言反映文化,而婉语则是各种文化的一面镜子.

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Euphemism is mirror reflecting social psychology of various kinds relevant to social issues in different respects.

委婉语可以说是社会心理的一面镜子,折射出了形形色色的社会心理状态,涉及到方方面面的社会问题.

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Death euphemism, which plays a vital role in linguistics, is an important component of euphemism.

死亡委婉语是委婉语的重要组成部分, 它在语言学中起着至关重要的作用.

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Besides evasion , English euphemisms now are also used for politeness, elegance and disguise.

除了避讳, 它还具有礼貌 、 求雅、掩饰等功能.

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Those fine feelings were spared from reality by careful euphemisms.

这些良好感觉只不过是婉辞下偏离真实的备用品.

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No point in mincing words or hiding behind euphemisms.

没必要闪烁其词或者羞羞答答.

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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.

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They also included many euphemisms.

最有名的就是将平民伤亡说成“连带损害”.

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Add a few euphemisms for our own amusement.

有时候为了好玩儿加点隐喻什么的.

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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.

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As an indispensable andpart of English language , English euphemisms have existed for a long time.

委婉语是人类语言中的一种普遍现象,其存在的历史相当悠久.

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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.

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Instead, they use a wide variety of euphemisms.

相反, 他们使用各种委婉表达.

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Therefore, it has many rhetoric functions: being humorous, sarcastic and euphemistic, mediating conflict and enlightening imagination.

英语歧义具有幽默风趣 、 辛辣讽刺、委婉含蓄、调和冲突、启发想像等多种修辞功能.

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Euphemistic motion, ever-changing flower fan.

动作委婉, 扇花多变.

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A few days ago, and friends to Euphemistic concern.

前几日, 又有朋友来委婉关心.

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" Queer " is the word often used euphemistically for " mad ".

“ Queer ” 这个词常用作 “ mad ” 的委婉语.

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His violent death was euphemistically referred to as a passing away.

他的暴亡被委婉地称作是去世了.

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