euphemistically
adverb
uk/ˌjuː.fəˈmɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌjuː.fəˈmɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/in a way thatavoidssaying anunpleasantoroffensiveword by using a different word or phrase:
委婉地Theforeignfightersare euphemistically called "guests" .外国武装者被委婉地称为“客人”。
He euphemistically referred to thesituationas "challenging" .他委婉地称这种情况为“很有挑战性”。
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euphemism
- Theirrelationshipcan euphemistically bedescribedascontentious.
- Euphemisticallyspeaking, he had beencaughtindulgingin some under-the-tableactivity.
- Isatdown in theoffice, as thecornerwith mydeskin it is euphemisticallyknown.
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coat
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumlocutory
- euphemism
- hedge
- implicit
- implicitly
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscate
- obfuscation
- obscure
- sanitize
- sidestep
- stray
- veil