也谈委婉语及其作用  

Also about Euphemism and Its Social Functions

作　　者：章素平[1] 

机构地区：[1]张家口师范专科学校英语系,张家口075028

出　　处：《张家口师专学报》2003年第2期48-50,共3页Journal of Zhangjiakou Teachers College

摘　　要：通过大量例证从新的角度重新探讨什么是委婉语及其社会作用。委婉语就是间接的、好听的、美化后的语言。在英语中应用委婉语能起到安慰、宽容、欺骗、建设、讽刺、嘲弄等多方面的功效,从而可以更好地增强这一语言的表达效果。With a lot of examples, the paper explores the connotation of euphemism and its social functions in a new angle. Euphemism is the use of indirect, amusing, and beautiful words. Euphemism can be used in English to comfort, tolerate, deceive, construct, even iron and scorn.

关 键 词：委婉语 作用 英语 语言表达效果 修辞效果 

分 类 号：H315[语言文字—英语]