英语委婉语所折射的社会文化心理

On the Social Psychology Reflected by English Euphemism

委婉语是一种特殊的语言现象,其形式可以是词语、短语、一句话或一段话。英语委婉语的使用与美化、避讳、避俗求雅和欺骗遮掩等心理有密切关系,研究英语委婉语产生的原因及所折射的社会文化心理,有助于准确理解西方语言,加深东西方文化沟通。

Euphemism is a special linguistic phenomenon,which can be expressed with words and phrases,one sentence or one paragraph.Its employment has great relation to the people’s psychology of beautification,avoiding the taboo,avoiding customs and seeking elegance,etc.By analyzing the sources of euphemism and the psychology English euphemism has reflected,we can better understand western languages.