婉えん曲きょく法ほう

え

ん

きょ

く

ほ

う

Meanings

1

euphemism; periphrasis; circumlocution

A linguistic term for indirect or softened expression, often used in rhetoric and stylistics.

しゅう

辞じ

技ぎ

法ほう

の

一ひと

つ

です

。

'Euphemism' is a rhetorical device that avoids direct expression.

彼かれは婉えん曲きょく法ほうを使つかって、断ことわりの気き持もちをやんわりと伝つたえた。

He used euphemism to gently convey his refusal.