浅析英汉委婉语的构成方式

On the Formative Ways of English and Chinese Euphemisms

委婉语是人类语言使用过程中的一种普遍现象。它是一种修辞格,更是一种文化现象。文章从语用学角度论述了委婉语的产生,并进一步探讨了英汉委婉语的构成方式,从而加深对委婉语的理解和应用,对提高学习者的跨文化交际能力具有重大的指导意义。

Euphemism is a common phenomenon of language,which is not only a figure of speech but also a culture phenomenon.This paper tries to investigate in terms of pragmatics to the formation of euphemism and list the ways of its formation in English and Chinese so that the understanding and application of euphemism can be strengthened and the learners＇ ability of cross-cultural communication can be improved.