英语委婉语的适用范围及表达形式

The Scope and Expressive Forms of English Euphemism

委婉语(euphemism)是一种文化现象,普遍存在于各种语言之中。委婉语是一种重要的修辞手段,在英语中极为常见。本文从狭义和广义两个方面来探讨委婉语的适用范围和表达形式。

Euphemism is a sort of cultural phenomenon, which is involved in various languages. And Euphemism is also regarded an important way of figures of speech. This paper will illustrate the scope and expressive forms of euphemism in the narrow and broad spheres.