euphemistic
英 [ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk]
[ADJ]
1. 委婉的
Euphemistic language uses polite, pleasant, or neutral words and expressions to refer to things that people may find unpleasant, upsetting, or embarrassing to talk about, for example, sex, the human body, or death.
双语例句
例：a euphemistic way of saying that someone has been lying.
说某人一直在撒谎的委婉说法。
ADJ. 形容词
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