'Pass away' is a euphemism for 'die'.
'去世'是'死'的委婉語。
the jargon has given us ‘downsizing’ as a euphemism for cuts.
行話“縮減”是削減的委婉語。
And then we have some euphemisms.
然後我們有一些委婉語。
來源: Appreciation of English PoetryIn the Middle Ages, to pluck fruit in Dutch was a euphemism for sex.
在中世紀，採果在荷蘭語中是性的委婉說法。
來源: Secrets of MasterpiecesSo, you use a euphemism, right, instead of saying she's fat.
所以你用了委婉的說法，不是說她很胖。
來源: Tips for IELTS Speaking.It was time to forget about euphemisms.
是時候忘掉那些扭扭捏捏了。
來源: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini" Hallucinations" might be thought of as a forgiving euphemism.
“幻覺”可能被認爲是一種帶有寬恕性的委婉說法。
來源: The Economist (Summary)Oh! Clever! Playing on the use of cardinal numbers as euphemisms for bodily functions.
行啊你！用基數詞做文章來委婉表達人體機能。
來源: The Big Bang Theory Season 2There are so many euphemisms that we put on in society to not have to say the word menstruation.
社會上有很多委婉語，不用月經這個詞。
來源: VOA Standard English - HealthAnd we use euphemisms, um, to avoid offending people or saying words we're not comfortable with, right?
我們用委婉語，來避免冒犯別人或者說一些讓我們不舒服的話。
來源: Tips for IELTS Speaking.Jose Graziano da Silva, Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General.Chronic undernourishment is a technical euphemism for being chronically hungry.
聯合國糧食農業組織總幹事何塞·加拉西亞諾·達席爾瓦說道。慢性營養不良是一種專業上講被長期處於飢餓狀態的委婉說法。
來源: VOA Standard September 2014 CollectionStephen Colbert, a comedian, joked that " Minister for Loneliness" sounded like " a Victorian euphemism for 'gigolo'" .
喜劇演員斯蒂芬·科爾伯特開玩笑說，“孤獨部長”聽起來像是“維多利亞時代對‘舞男’的委婉說法”。
來源: The Economist (Summary)'Pass away' is a euphemism for 'die'.
'去世'是'死'的委婉語。
the jargon has given us ‘downsizing’ as a euphemism for cuts.
行話“縮減”是削減的委婉語。
And then we have some euphemisms.
然後我們有一些委婉語。
來源: Appreciation of English PoetryIn the Middle Ages, to pluck fruit in Dutch was a euphemism for sex.
在中世紀，採果在荷蘭語中是性的委婉說法。
來源: Secrets of MasterpiecesSo, you use a euphemism, right, instead of saying she's fat.
所以你用了委婉的說法，不是說她很胖。
來源: Tips for IELTS Speaking.It was time to forget about euphemisms.
是時候忘掉那些扭扭捏捏了。
來源: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini" Hallucinations" might be thought of as a forgiving euphemism.
“幻覺”可能被認爲是一種帶有寬恕性的委婉說法。
來源: The Economist (Summary)Oh! Clever! Playing on the use of cardinal numbers as euphemisms for bodily functions.
行啊你！用基數詞做文章來委婉表達人體機能。
來源: The Big Bang Theory Season 2There are so many euphemisms that we put on in society to not have to say the word menstruation.
社會上有很多委婉語，不用月經這個詞。
來源: VOA Standard English - HealthAnd we use euphemisms, um, to avoid offending people or saying words we're not comfortable with, right?
我們用委婉語，來避免冒犯別人或者說一些讓我們不舒服的話。
來源: Tips for IELTS Speaking.Jose Graziano da Silva, Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General.Chronic undernourishment is a technical euphemism for being chronically hungry.
聯合國糧食農業組織總幹事何塞·加拉西亞諾·達席爾瓦說道。慢性營養不良是一種專業上講被長期處於飢餓狀態的委婉說法。
來源: VOA Standard September 2014 CollectionStephen Colbert, a comedian, joked that " Minister for Loneliness" sounded like " a Victorian euphemism for 'gigolo'" .
喜劇演員斯蒂芬·科爾伯特開玩笑說，“孤獨部長”聽起來像是“維多利亞時代對‘舞男’的委婉說法”。
來源: The Economist (Summary)探索常見搜尋詞彙