“不明确表达”、“简略表达”、“非合理性表达”以及“为对方着想”、“敬语表达”等构成了日语显著的语言特性。

"vague expression", "simply expression", "illogical expression", "honorific expression" and "empathy" are consisted of typical Japanese language characteristics.

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但对于绝大多数的平头百姓和非神职人员来说，自中世纪以来，英语除了寥寥可数的“先生”、“博士”或“教授”之类的选择外，就没有什么正式的敬语。

But for the vast majority of commoners and lay people, English has since the middle ages had no formal honorific speech beyond sparse choices such as "Mr", "Dr" or "Professor".

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