Euphemism can be used in English to comfort, tolerate, deceive, construct, even iron and scorn.

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The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays.

现在“提前退休”几乎就是裁员的委婉说法。

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Mellow: Soft in the mouth, sometimes an euphemism for sweet.

柔和: 口感和谐.有时实为甜味的委婉说法.

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Some foreign executives privately complain that technology digestion can be a euphemism for abuse.

一些外国高管私下里抱怨,消化吸收技术可以是滥用的委婉说法.

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That could prove to be quite a euphemism.

事实可能证明这是一种十分委婉的说法.

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As a special language phenomenon, euphemism has its own historical background and cultural features.

作为一种特殊的语言现象, 委婉语有其形成的特定历史背景和文化因素.

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He expressed his thought by a euphemism.

他用婉转的说法表达了自己的想法.

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Euphemism is a very common and complicated linguistic phenomenon.

委婉语是一种十分常见而又非常复杂的语言现象.

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English Euphemism is a social phenomenon, and is influenced all its aspects by the society.

英语委婉语是一种社会现象, 它的各个方面都受社会影响.

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As an indispensable and natural part of English language, English euphemism has been arousing wide interest.

作为英语词汇中不可分割的一部分, 英语委婉语一直引起人们的关注.

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A good command of euphemism helps to reduce puzzles and embarrassments in the language communication.

对委婉语的了解,可以减少语言交际中的困惑或尴尬.

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The choice and interpretation of the euphemism are connected with a certain context.

人们交际时,委婉语的使用选择和信息解读与一定的语境有关.

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Death euphemism as a result of its own characteristics, with the typical euphemisms and representation.

死亡委婉语由于其自身的特点, 具有委婉语的典型性和代表性.

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Diplomatic personnel are the main users of such euphemism.

外交人员是这类委婉语的主要使用者.

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Euphemism is more frequently used between higher and lower levels.

委婉语更多地使用上下级之间.

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Pass water'is a euphemism for'urinate '.

‘小便 ’ 是 ‘ 排尿’的委婉语.

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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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