euphemism英文例子

英语八种委婉语气如下：

一、用“Will you...？”提出请求等。

（1）Will you(please) lend me some writing paper?请借给我一些信纸好吗？

（2）Won't you sit down and have some whisky?要不要坐下来喝点儿威士忌？

二、用 would开头的句式提出请求。

1、Would you (please/kindly)...？

（1）I didn't quite catch your name.Would you spell it,please?我没听清你的名字，请拼一下好吗？

（2）Would you kindly drive me home?你能不能开车送我回家？

2、Would it be possible /too much (for me)to...?

Would it be possible for me to take three days off next month?我可不可以在下个月请三天假？

三、shall用于第一人称和第三人称，构成疑问句，提出建议或征求对方意见。

（1）Shall we go to the concert tonight?我们今晚去听音乐会好吗？

（2）Shall she come at once?要她马上来吗？

四、用would，should，could，might表示看法、提出建议或忠告等。

（1）It would seem that something is wrong with the truck.看来这部卡车出毛病了。

（2）There might/could have been an accident in the street.街上可能出事故了。

（3）I should /wouldhave thought she isn't so careless.我本以为她不至于那么粗心。

（4）We should start out earlier tomorrow.明天我们得早点出发。

委婉的意思是故意把话说得含蓄和婉转，不直言其事。

委婉这个汉语词汇出自《汉书·玄成传》。在用法上主要有以下四种，古人用得较多。

1）避粗俗

例如，即阳为病狂，卧便利。出自《汉书·玄成传》，其中的便利就是大小便的委婉表达方式，古人这样表达显得有教养，不粗俗。

2）避忌讳

例如，先帝创业未半，而中道崩殂。出自诸葛亮《出师表》，其中崩殂是对皇帝去世的委婉表达方式，这是一种尊敬，避忌讳。

3）避冒犯

例如，太子方富於年”出自枚乘《七发》，这是对太子的尊敬，避免冒犯，其实是说太子年少。

4）交际辞令

古人在交际过程中，出于礼貌，用委婉的词语表达意思。

扩展资料

同义词扩展：

1、婉转

意思：形容言辞委婉含蓄或声音委婉而动听。引申为辗转、曲折、绵密貌等。

例句：《淮南子·精神训》：生不足以挂志，死不足以幽神。屈伸俛仰，抱命而婉转。高诱注：抱天命而婉转不离违也。

唐鲍溶《人日陪宣州范中丞传正与范侍御宴》诗：丝柳向空轻婉转，玉山看日渐裴回。

《红楼梦》第二十三回：只听见墻内笛韵悠扬，歌声婉转，林黛玉便知是那十二个女孩子演习戏文。

2、婉约

意思：委婉含蓄的意思。

例句：清 戴名世 《序》：“而其词则豪情艳趣，婉约缠绵，不涉淫哇之习。”

《初刻拍案惊奇》卷二五：而今小弟且把一封书打动他，做个媒儿，烦宗丈与小可婉转则个。

参考资料来源：百度百科--委婉

参考资料来源：百度百科--婉转

参考资料来源：百度百科--婉约

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