Euphemism委婉語

1、to urinate or defecate answer natures call do business release oneself go to the bathroom Definition Function ActivityEuphemism derived from the Latin word Euphemisms. Euphemism = “eu” (meaning “good”) +“pheme” (meaning “speech”)It literally means “to speak with good words”. A kind of expressing met

2、hod which aims at making people feel less embarrassed by using some words with vague and ambiguous meaning instead of those which may make people feel unpleasant and not respected. BACK A. To Avoid Taboo B. To Show Elegance C. To Show Politeness D. To Conceal TruthAvoid taboo primitive society symbo

3、l, magic power misfortunes as well as fortunes risk of being punished to die to pass away to run ones race to be at rest to go to sleep forever to be no longer with us to breathe ones lastHumorous expressions - deathmeet your maker: Hes gone to meet his maker.six feet under: I wont worry about money

4、 When Im six feet under.pushing up daisies: Last I heard about him, hes pushing up daisies.in your / his / my box: When Im in my box you can argue all you like about the inheritance.kick the bucket: So Joe has finally kicked the bucket. to seek beauty inelegant physiological phenomena to avoid vulga

5、rism to achieve elegance Show elegance lavatory Gents / ladies the washroom the bog see a man about a dog the powder room Mrs. Jonespregnancy in the family way eating for two in a delicate condition in an interesting conditionShow Politeness Leechs Principle of Politeness rules：appropriateness, gene

6、rosity, praise, modesty, similarity and sympathy indirect expressions to achieve politeness household executive radio doctor sanitary engineerHousewife radio electriciangarbage collector the elderly senior citizen golden age venerable people get on years pass ones prime feel ones ageold plump stout

7、out-size over-weight slender slimthinfatConceal truth to avoid something unhappy, vulgar or sensitive especially in economy, politics and military go on strike civilian casualties War Department nuclear bomb industrial action collateral damage Defense Department nuclear deviceunemployment between jo

8、bs a resting actordrunktired and emotionalhave a bit too much to drinkto be a bit worse for wearto have over-indulgedI knew more about retreating than the man that invented retreating.(P141 Para.6)Question:What truth does the sentence cover?He said in a quite humorous and ironical meaning. Its well-

9、known that nobody invents the “retreat”, which is a word used in the military. It means one military flinches the enemies or need draw back when thinking about the necessary of strategy. It expresses clearly that the military which he was in was a stacking and corrupted army. So he chose to leave. BACK the smallest room of the house 2. the old mans friend 3. to do ones duty 4. to li