Euphemism



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 婉言, 委婉的说法
• ［记］ eu ( 好) +phem ( 出现) +ism -> 以好的语言出现 -> 委婉的说法
• ［同］ 同根词: ephemeral ( 短暂的)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Greek euphēmismos, from euphēmos auspicious, sounding good, from eu- + phēmē speech, from phanai to speak — more at ban
• Date: circa 1681
• the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant; also the expression so substituted
• ? euphemist noun
• ? euphemistic adjective
• ? euphemistically adverb

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