委婉语(Euphemismus)是修辞学上的一种转义,指对带有贬义的忌讳词的婉转的替代说法。它作为常见的语言现象涉及到人们生活的方方面面。人类对于死亡的恐惧以及死亡带给人们的伤痛让“死”成为人们不愿提及的字眼。在中文里有许多替代“死”的委婉的说法,比如:“走了”、“与世 Euphemismus is a rhetorical escape, a tactful alternative to the derogatory taboo words. As a common linguistic phenomenon, it involves all aspects of people’s lives. Human beings’ fear of death and the pain caused by death make “death” a word that people do not want to mention. There are many euphemisms in place of “death” in Chinese, such as “gone,” "