Vocab Info
N1 な-Adjective
婉曲
euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect
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な-Adjective
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申し出を露骨にではなく婉曲に断りました。
I declined the offer not blatantly but in a roundabout, indirect way. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}
婉曲な表現は直接的な表現よりも分かりにくいです。
Euphemistic expressions are harder to understand than direct expressions. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}
彼はいつも婉曲な言い回しをするから話がよく分からない。
Because he always uses roundabout expressions, it's hard to understand what he's saying. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}
婉曲に招待を断ればこそ、断っても相手に嫌な思いをさせずに済みます。
By declining an invitation in a roundabout or indirect way, you can avoid making the other person feel bad even if you refuse. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}
依頼を婉曲に断ったところで、あまりよく思われないことには変わりません。
Even if you refuse a request in a roundabout or indirect way, it doesn't change the fact that it won't be well received. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}