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Meaning of 婉词

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婉 wǎn 词 cí (Trad.: 婉詞)
euphemism (tactful expression for sth unpleasant such as death)
Example Sentences
1
我婉词谢绝了他们的聘请
。
i politely refused their invitation.
2
我约请她和我们在一同
,
可是她婉词谢绝了
。
I invited her to join us- but she declined.
3
“
死亡
”
是人类不愿提及但又不可避免的客观事实
,
因而
“
死亡
”
义婉词成为委婉语中的典型代表
。
Death is an inevitable objective fact which people arent willing to mention, so the words meaning "death" become typical representative in euphemism.