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Today’s word is ”euphemism”. This is a noun which means an indirect expression, substituting for the original expression that some people might find offensive.

For example, you can say, “Virtually every culture has multiple euphemisms for the word 'sex’ in their language.”



n.（名词）

The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive:

委婉，委婉的说法：用一个适度的、不直接的、含糊的词来取代一个令人感到粗鲁的、过于率直、具有冒犯性的词：



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(example of the) use of pleasant, mild or indirect words or phrases in place of more accurate or direct ones 委婉说法; 委婉话:

* `Pass away' is a euphemism for `die'. ‘去世’是‘死’的委婉说法.

* `Pass water' is a euphemism for `urinate'. ‘小便’是‘排尿’的委婉语.

派生： euphemistic/7ju:fE'mistik; 7jufE'mistik/

adj (ofspeech or writing) consisting of or containing euphemisms（指言语或文字）委婉的:

* euphemistic language, expressions, terms, words, etc 委婉的语言、 用语、 词语、 言语等, euphemistically/-kli; -kli/

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