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委婉语PPT.ppt

Euphemism comes from Greek . eu—good pheme- 意思是speech 言语 Euphemism good speech 意思是优雅动听的说法 Euphemism What is an euphemism? the use of a word which is thought to be less offensive or unpleasant than another word. Functions of Euphemism A. To Avoid Taboo B. To Show Politeness C. To Conceal Truth Classification of Euphemisms Positive euphemisms(肯定委婉语)and negative euphemisms(否定委婉语) A.肯定 positive 肯定这类委婉语用来夸张,扩大,使其显得比她们所代表真实事物更体面 ,更重要。 e.g.1. beautician-----hairdresser(为顾客做头发的人) 2.automobile engineer---mechanic 3. custodian-engineer----floor-sweepe

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