1·'User fees' is just a politician's euphemism for taxes.
“用户费”不过是政治家对“税款”的委婉说法。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for layoffs nowadays.
如今“提前退休”这个词几乎总是下岗的委婉语。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·'Pass away' is a euphemism for 'die'.
“去世”是“死”的委婉语。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·"Rarely" is a euphemism there.
“很少”这里都是委婉的说法。
5·It's kind of a euphemism, really.
其实,这是一种委婉的说法。
6·The inflated style itself is a kind of euphemism.
这种华而不实的风格本身就是一种委婉语。
7·'Pre-owned' is the euphemism for second-hand watches.
“旧物”(pre-owned)是二手手表的委婉说法。
8·The euphemism now lies buried beneath the rubble of reality.
如今这些安慰话都被埋葬在现实的碎石之下。
9·We should have known, of course, that for him the term is a mere euphemism.
但我们应该知道,这其实是他的委婉表达。
10·"Peripheral" is now no longer a shorthand term, but a euphemism for "southern".
如今“边缘”一词已不再是缩写、而是“南部”的委婉说法。
1·The term "early retirement" is nearly always a euphemism for layoffs nowadays.
如今“提前退休”这个词几乎总是下岗的委婉语。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The inflated style itself is a kind of euphemism.
这种华而不实的风格本身就是一种委婉语。
3·Unfortunately, all of your suggestions of what you write on it are bad. “In Transition” is too blatant (and too pretentious) a euphemism for unemployed.
遗憾的是,你有关名片内容的所有建议都很糟糕。对于失业者而言,“过渡期”这个委婉语太过刺眼(也太过狂妄)。
4·Space agencies try desperately to conceal these realities with euphemism and secrecy.
空间机构都拼命掩盖事实与这些委婉语和保密性。
5·The study on euphemism phenomenon helps to cultivate the consciousness of cross cultural communication and avoid pragmatic errors.
对委婉语现象的研究有助于培养跨文化交际意识,避免语用失误。