委婉的

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.

a mangy rodent

下贱种

she's a pain in the butt.她是肉中刺 | a mangy rodent 下贱种 | she meant it in the sweetest possible way .她讲的很温柔委婉了

polemist

争辩者,善辩论者

euphemist 用委婉语的人 | polemist 争辩者,善辩论者 | extremist 极端主义者,过激分子

He's a water dog, Jake

他就是条水狗啊 杰克

He never had much of a bedside manner.|他这个人就是不懂得什么叫委婉 | He's a water dog, Jake,|他就是条水狗啊 杰克 | and as it turns out, not a half-bad teacher.|而且呢 不算是个很差劲的老师

you are getting a little long in the tooth

你年纪也很大了

I am suger-coating it.我已经够委婉了you have aged badly 你太老了 | you are getting a little long in the tooth你年纪也很大了 | I am the greatest the quote-unquote fantastic MR.FOX我是最了不起的狐狸先...

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