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that makes something embarrassing or unpleasant seem more acceptable than it really is 委婉的:使令人尴尬或不愉快的事情看起来比实际更令人接受 euphemistic language 委婉的语言 ‘We’re letting you go’ is a euphemistic way of saying ‘You’re fired.’ “我们让你走”是委婉地说“你被解雇了”。