委婉语(Euphemism)是一种文化现象。在社会生活中,一些直白的语言可能会使听者产生某种怀疑、拒绝,甚至厌恶的情感。于是,人们在社交活动中经常会采用一些不明说,但又使对方可以接受的含糊说法。这些含糊替代的交流方式并不改变说者所表达的基本意思,但又可以达到避免尴尬并表达含蓄委婉的效果。一般说来,社交活动中的英语委婉语并无固定的格式,它可以根据不同的场 Euphemism is a cultural phenomenon. In social life, some straightforward language may give listeners some kind of suspicion, rejection, or even disgust. As a result, people often use social activities, some unknown, but make each other acceptable vague claims. These ambiguous alternative exchanges do not change the basic meaning expressed by the speaker, but can achieve the effect of avoiding embarrassment and expressing subtle euphemism. In general, there is no fixed format for English euphemisms in social activities. It can be based on different fields