从委婉语的交际功能看英汉文化交叉点

On the cross points of English and Chinese culture from the view of the communicative function of euphemism

委婉语因为其特殊的“润滑”作用,在各国语言中都起着不可轻视的作用。本文从委婉语的三个交际功能:避讳功能、礼貌功能和掩饰功能分别阐述英汉文化的相似性。

Euphemism serves as a bridge and plays a very important role in intercultural communication.Thie article illustrates the similarities of the two cultures from the function of euphemism.