Good morning, boys and girls. In today’s lecture, we will focus on euphemism. The word euphemism comes from Greek，“eu” means “good” or “well”, the root “phem” means “speech”,and “ism” is a noun suffix. It means literally “to speak with good words or in a pleasant manner”. The record use of euphemism is found until the eleventh century BC. As one form of language，euphemism is a common phenomenon. It is widely used in human society. Euphemism can reduce sensitivity and irritation of expression. People use it to substitute indirect word or phrase. Euphemism also reflects some cultural differences. People in different language groups use different ways to express euphemism. speech


早上好，今天的讲座中，我们讲集中研究委婉语。委婉语这个词，来自希腊语，eu词根意思是好的，phem词尾意思是言语言谈。ism是一个名词词缀。字面意义上它的意思即使以一种令人舒适的方式说出好的词汇。委婉语的从11世纪就已有使用记录了。 做为语言的一种形式，委婉语是一种常见的语言现象。在人类社会中被广泛使用，人们用它代替了不直接的词语或者短语。委婉语还反应了一些文化差异。在不同的语言群体中的人用不同的方式表达同一个意义的委婉语。首先我们要看一下委婉语的起源