euphemistic

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 委婉的

Example Sentences

the euphemistic terms she uses to describe her relationships.

她用來描述自己情感關係的委婉語。

Real-world Examples

Passed away is a polite, euphemistic way of saying 'died'.

“去世”是是“死亡”的禮貌委婉說法。

Source: 6 Minute English

But instead to use the euphemistic phrase, " the N-word." Even this decision was complicated.

但要使用委婉的說法,“N 字”。甚至這個決定也很複雜。

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) March 2020 Collection

In non-Virtual reality In the euphemistic words of David, Zinsner intel's chief financial officer.

在非虛擬現實中 用 Zinsner intel 首席財務官 David 委婉的話說。

Source: Economist Business

On the other hand, “facilitation payments”, a euphemistic term for the small bungs sometimes paid to foreign officials to expedite a legitimate service—a licence application, for instance—are discouraged.

另一方面,“便利費”不受鼓勵,實際上這只是有時支付給外國官員以加速合法業務如許可證申請的小額回扣。

Source: The Economist - International

In the euphemistic words of David Zinsner, Intel's chief financial officer, the rest of the year is looking " a lot noisier than it was even a month ago" .

用英特爾首席財務官戴維·辛斯納 (David Zinsner) 的委婉話說,今年餘下的時間看起來“比一個月前還要嘈雜”。

Source: Economist Business

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