【专八minilecture】委婉语(2/10)

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专八Minilecture,以讲座的形式展开，考察在整篇lecture中捕捉信息和关键词的能力，逐步领会Minilecture的命题规律和答题技巧
本篇选用的是《2013年星火满分听力》l综合篇。
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B,The origin of euphemism:_____
---The function of euphemism:
mild,roundabout words instead of coarse,offensive,or painful  ones
C,the definitions of euphemism(two most commonly used):
--mild or vague or roundabout expression for harsh or blunt or direct ones
--polite,tactful or less___terms to avoid the direct naming of an unpleasant painful of frightening reality.
Common points:polite,roundabout,and indirect mode of expressionFirst, we will have a look at the origin of euphemism. Euphemism originates from verbal taboo,which originates from religion superstition,reflecting the importance of social psychology. Almost every culture has its own taboo. People dare not call something by name directly because of the psychology of fear. So people work out indirect terms to replace them. The euphemisms come into being. People feel they are far away from fear when they use euphemism. In a word,euphemism is mild,roundabout words used in place of coarse, offensive, or painful ones. So, what is euphemism? Euphemism has been defined differently in different books. Here I will cited two most commonly used as follows:one,euphemism is substitution of mild or vague or roundabout expression for harsh or blunt or direct one. two,euphemism is a polite,tactful,or less explicit term used to avoid the direct naming of an unpleasant painful or  frightening reality. All these definitions above share the same point：euphemism is a polite,roundabout,and indirect mode of expression which is used to talk about something unpleasant. It can make the unpleasant things sound better，and make people feel good;it can make both speaker and hearer avoid losing face. Then, how can euphemism be classified?
verbal taboo
explicit