Rhetoric. That figure of speech which consists in the substitution of a word or expression of comparatively favourable implication or less unpleasant…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > euphemism (16) euphemism1656 Rhetoric. That figure of speech which consists in the substitution of a word or expression of comparatively favourable implication or less unpleasant… genteelism1849 Affectedly polite or refined behaviour, attitudes, or characteristics, esp. when intended as a sign of superior social status. euphemy1857 = euphemism, n. 2. euphuisma1865 Used for euphemism, n. nice nellyism1933 Excessive prudishness of speech or behaviour; genteelism; an instance of this; a euphemism. Subcategories:— use of (2) — one who (1) — retracting statement for correction (1) — using positive synonym (2) — dysphemism (3) — disparagement or ridicule (2) |
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