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euphemistically

English → Chinese

adv//ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪkli//

(linguistics) 委婉地:以含蓄或粉饰的方式表达

The prison was euphemistically called a 'correctional facility' in the official government report.

(Chinese) 在政府的官方报告中,这座监狱被委婉地称为“矫正设施”。

He referred to his past criminal record euphemistically as a few 'youthful indiscretions'.

(Chinese) 他委婉地将自己过去的犯罪记录称为几次“年少轻狂的失礼”。

Entry ID: en:zh:euphemistically · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary