euphemism
['ju:.fə.mɪ.zəm] noun countable or uncountable
■a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word 委婉语，委婉说法•'Senior citizen' is a euphemism for 'old person'.“年长公民”是“老年人”的委婉说法 •The article made so much use of euphemism that often its meaning was unclear.这篇文章用了太多的委婉语，以至于意思常常不甚明了。 |