| 单词 | euphemistic |
| 释义 | euphemistic (juːfəmɪstɪk ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Euphemistic language uses polite, pleasant, or neutral words and expressions to refer to things which people may find unpleasant, upsetting, or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death. ...a euphemistic way of saying that someone has been lying. Synonyms: polite, alternative, substitute, genteel euphemistically (juːfəmɪstɪkli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb] ...political prisons, called euphemistically 're-education camps'. |
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