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单词 euphemistic
释义

euphemistic

/juːfɪˈmɪstɪk /
adjective
Using or of the nature of a euphemism: the euphemistic terms she uses to describe her relationships...
  • Texas's interest in § 21.06 could be recast in similarly euphemistic terms: ‘preserving the traditional sexual mores of our society.’
  • Coercion and ‘rationality’ went together: hence the euphemistic term ‘command economy.’
  • Germany and the USA would have solved their differences in private, and in euphemistic, polite language.

Synonyms

polite, substitute, mild, understated, softened, indirect, neutral, evasive, diplomatic, coded, newspeak, vague, inoffensive, genteel
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