noun
euphemism; periphrasis; circumlocution
A linguistic term for indirect or softened expression, often used in rhetoric and stylistics.
「婉曲法」は、直接的な表現を避ける修辞技法の一つです。
'Euphemism' is a rhetorical device that avoids direct expression.
彼は婉曲法を使って、断りの気持ちをやんわりと伝えた。
He used euphemism to gently convey his refusal.
修辞法 is the broader category of rhetorical devices, of which 婉曲法 is one specific type.
Compound of 婉曲 (euphemistic, indirect) and 法 (method, rule). The word is a modern Sino-Japanese coinage for the Western concept of euphemism.