英汉委婉语比较

The Comparison of Euphemism between English and Chinese Language

委婉语在英、汉两种种语言并存,并有其极大的相似之处。通过比较可以折射出社会文化现象的一个侧面,是人类心理的反映。我们应正确使用委婉语并充分体现委婉语这种语言艺术。

Euphemism with the great similarity exists bothin English and Chinese language. By comparison, Euphemismreflects the human psychology, which shows the phenomenon ofthe culture of the society. Euphemism should be used properly toconvey the language art of Euphemism.