| 词汇 | euphemistically |
| 释义 | euphemistically adverb uk /ˌjuː.fəˈmɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/ us /ˌjuː.fəˈmɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/ in a way that avoids saying an unpleasant or offensive word by using a different word or phrase: 委婉地 The foreign fighters are euphemistically called "guests" .外国武装者被委婉地称为“客人”。 He euphemistically referred to the situation as "challenging" .他委婉地称这种情况为“很有挑战性”。 See euphemism Their relationship can euphemistically be described as contentious. Euphemistically speaking, he had been caught indulging in some under-the-table activity. I sat down in the office, as the corner with my desk in it is euphemistically known. Digressing and being indirect or evasive bury the ledeidiom candy coat candy coating candy-coated circumlocution circumlocutory get on to/onto something glancingly gloss over something go off on a tangentidiom hedging implicit mealy-mouthed obscure parry prevaricate stray tangent unexpressed unvoiced |
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