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euphemistically
adverb
uk /ˌjuː.fəˈmɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/ us /ˌjuː.fəˈmɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that avoids saying an unpleasant or offensive word by using a different word or phrase: 委婉地
The foreign fighters are euphemistically called "guests" .外国武装者被委婉地称为“客人”。
He euphemistically referred to the situation as "challenging" .他委婉地称这种情况为“很有挑战性”。
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euphemism
Their relationship can euphemistically be described as contentious.
Euphemistically speaking, he had been caught indulging in some under-the-table activity.
I sat down in the office, as the corner with my desk in it is euphemistically known.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
bury the ledeidiom
candy coat
candy coating
candy-coated
circumlocution
circumlocutory
get on to/onto something
glancingly
gloss over something
go off on a tangentidiom
hedging
implicit
mealy-mouthed
obscure
parry
prevaricate
stray
tangent
unexpressed
unvoiced
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