英语里“婉言”一词euphemism来自于希腊语，eup是“好的”或“好听”的意思，pheme是“言语”（sPeech）意思。它是英文中一种修辞格，有时被称作“婉言”或“委婉语”，是人们在运用语言过程中发展起来的一种特殊技巧。因为人们在语言交际过程中存在着各种禁忌，使人们的交谈 The word euphemism in English comes from Greek, eup means “good” or “good”, and pheme means “sPeech.” It is a figure of speech in English, sometimes referred to as “politeness” or “euphemism,” is a special technique developed by people in the use of language. Because people in the process of language communication there are various taboos to make people talk