euphemism
意味
- 婉曲(えんきょく)語法,遠回しに言うこと
- 婉曲語句,遠回しの言い方
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
Recorded since 1656; from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φημί (phēmí, “to speak, say”).