委婉

have dinner together

去餐馆吃饭(AA制)

5. He has a long nose. (委婉)他好胜心强,他总是嫉妒别人. | 6. have dinner together 去餐馆吃饭(AA制) | cf. have dinner with my family 到家里吃饭

hymen

(希腊神话中)婚姻之神

dickens (委婉语)魔鬼 | Hymen (希腊神话中)婚姻之神 | hymen (古)婚姻

interlanguage pragmatics

《小城畸人>

英汉委婉语:English and Chinese euphemism | >:Interlanguage Pragmatics | 文学语用学:literary pragmatics

You leave it to me

(交给我来办. )

127. I'm always punctual.(我总是很准时. ) | 128. You leave it to me.(交给我来办. ) | 129. I wish I could.(不行. )[委婉表达法]

You may leave it to me

(交给我来办. )

127. I'm always punctual.(我总是很准时. ) | 128. You may leave it to me.(交给我来办. ) | 129. I wish I could.(不行. )[委婉表达法]

You may leave it to me

(交给我 办. )

127. I'm always punctual. (我总是很准时. ) | 128. You may leave it to me. (交给我 办. ) | 129. I wish I could. ( . ) [委婉表达法]

You weselves leave it to me

(交给我来办. )

127. i'm sll the time punctual.(我总是很准时. ) | 128. you weselves leave it to me.(交给我来办. ) | 129. i hope i get to.(不行. )[委婉表达法]

Likes and Dislikes

喜好和厌恶

喜好和厌恶(likes and dislikes)直接表达了一个人的情感和态度. 究竟是喜欢还是不喜欢,要根据具体情况把你的真实情感明白地表达出来,而且表达厌恶时要注意委婉含蓄.

litotes

反语

另外,课文中的有些语言精华如对偶(antithesis)、委婉(euphemism)、反语(litotes)、对句(parallelism)、重复(repetition)等等,中学生在新课学习时比较困难.

lovemaking

求爱

在中世纪的英国、法国、西班牙、意大利和德国表达性器官、身体机能和求爱(lovemaking)的那些古怪的词语,已经逐渐被一些使人窘迫的委婉词语和大量的让人不能理解的希腊与拉丁术语所替代.

Ontario moonstone：安大略月光石,安大略月长石

onicolo 玛瑙 | Ontario moonstone 安大略月光石,安大略月长石 | onychite 雪花石膏

She is vilified by the press for her controversial view：因她持有异议,新闻界对她横加挞伐

牐12. vilify 诽谤,中伤 | 牐燬he is vilified by the press for her controversial view. 因她持有异议,新闻界对她横加挞伐. | 牐13. decry 责难,诽谤