5. 委婉 (euphemism)

　　用温和的、间接的词语代替生硬的、粗俗的词语，以免直接说出不愉快的事实冒犯别人或者造成令人窘迫、沮丧的局面。例如：

　　用to fall asleep; to cease thinking; to pass away; to go to heaven; to leave us 代替 to die

　　用senior citizens代替old people

　　用 a slow learner或者an under achiever代替a stupid pupil

　　用weight watcher代替 fat people

　　用mental hospital 代替 madhouse或者 asylum

　　用emotionally disturbed代替mad

　　用washroom, men's / women's room代替 lavatory

　　用 handicapped代替 crippled

　　用low income brackets; underprivileged; disadvantaged 代替 poor people

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