noun
A linguistic term referring to the use of mild or indirect expressions to avoid blunt or offensive language.
「婉曲語法」は、直接的な表現を避けるための修辞技法の一つです。
Euphemism is one of the rhetorical devices used to avoid direct expressions.
Compound of 婉曲 (euphemistic, indirect) and 語法 (wording, expression). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used as a linguistic concept.