Abstract:English Euphemisms, as a special linguistic phenomenon, are widely used by people of all walks in western countries. This essay focuses on their features and applications. We will talk about their features of universality,times,regions,language context,nationality,obscurity,humor and idiom;and their applications on occupation,education,commerce,politics and military affairs,peoples’ features,love and marriage,human organs and excretion,illness,old age and death.By learning the features and applications of English euphemisms, we can find out how important euphemisms are in our communication, and we will have a better understanding of western culture, and can use euphemisms to make us perform better in the cross-culture communication.
Key words: euphemisms; features; applications
中文摘要:英语委婉语作为一种特殊的语言现象,被西方国家各个不同阶层的人广泛使用。本论文主要谈论英语委婉语的特点及运用。我们将谈论英语委婉语的普遍性、时代性、地域性、语域性、民族性、模糊性、幽默性、习语化以及其在职业、教育、商业、政治与军事、人物特征、爱情与婚姻、人体器官与排泄、疾病、衰老死亡这些方面的运用。通过对英语委婉语特点及运用的学习，我们能发现委婉语的重要性，能更了解西方国家文化，能利用委婉语使我们在跨文化交际中表现得更出色。
关键词：委婉语；特点；运用
