“euphemize”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

euphemize

释义

euphemize, v.|ˈjuːfɪmaɪz|
[ad. Gr. εὐϕηµίζειν to speak fair, use auspicious words, f. εὔϕηµος: see euphemious.]
a. trans. To express by a euphemism; to speak of euphemistically.
b. intr. To speak euphemistically; to make use of euphemisms.
1857Sir F. Palgrave Norm. & Eng. II. 1 The agreeable cheat we pass upon ourselves by euphemizing sins.1872Lever Ld. Kilgobbin lxiii, What Sheil used to euphemize as ‘the wild justice’ of noble spirits.1880Blackw. Mag. Feb. 253 Euphemise and moralise as our humanitarian sophists may.1888Standard 24 Feb. 5/2 They euphemise gambling bargains as ‘special transactions’.

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