英语委婉语的心理基础初探

A Study on the Psychology Behind Euphemism

语言是社会生活的反映。当我们用语言进行交流时 ,会采用一些技巧使难听的话变得委婉一些以满足他人的心理需要。这样 ,委婉语就应运而生了。委婉语可以反映出各种各样的社会心理。这篇文章分析了委婉语产生的心理基础 ,并提出委婉语的消长也是英语语言变化的原因之一。

Language is the representation of real life. When people communicate with language, art of language is exerted to tune unpleasant words to meet listeners' psychological need. As required euphemism, which may reflect various mental attitudes, emerges. This article analyses the psychologies behind euphemism, and puts forth that changes of euphemism is one of the reasons why English language varies.