adj. euphemistic ; tactful ; periphrastic ; roundabout
说约翰境况不佳是委婉的说法,他其实已经身无分文。
Saying that John was badly off is to put it mildly. He was indeed penniless.
“很少”这里都是委婉的说法。
其实,这是一种委婉的说法。
Dudley describes their rescue in his diary with staggering euphemism.
达德利日记里描述的得救情形,委婉得让人震惊。
It's only a slight variation that makes it a little bit more polite. A little bit less approaching.
这样轻微的变形可以使你的问题变得更为礼貌,也更为委婉。
If I consume Bud Light, then I have to pay for the Bud Light, I think it typically costs less, the price, the raw price is less than Guinness but I also pay an additional cost from the fact that Bud Light, when I drink it, causes me "disutility": we'll put it politely like that.
如过我买百威淡啤酒,我必须要支付百威淡啤酒的价格,我想它会便宜点,原材料的价格比吉尼斯低,但我同样要支付附加成本因为百威淡啤酒,当我喝它的时候,味道一般,我表达得委婉一点
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