euphemistically是什么意思？

euphemistically

英[ˌju:fə'mɪstɪklɪ] 美[ˌjufə'mɪstɪklɪ]

• adv. 委婉的；

名词：euphemism;

形容词：euphemistic;

例句

• His violent death was euphemistically referred to as a passing away. 他的暴亡被委婉地称作是去世了.
• Euphemistically known as " legacy codes, " they were in fact far older . Mir. 委婉地说, 这些文件是早已过时的 “ 遗产密码 ”.
• " Queer " is the word often used euphemistically for " mad ". “ Queer ” 这个词常用作 “ mad ” 的委婉语.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  委婉的
  Euphemistic language uses polite, pleasant, or neutral words and expressions to refer to things which people may find unpleasant, upsetting, or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death.
  例句
  ...a euphemistic way of saying that someone has been lying. 说某人一直在撒谎的委婉说法

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. in a euphemistic manner;
  "his violent death was euphemistically referred to as a passing away"