Vocab Info

N1 な-Adjective

婉曲(えんきょく)

euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect

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      な-Adjective

    • 単語の種類

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    Examples

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      (もう)()露骨(ろこつ)にではなく婉曲(えんきょく)(ことわ)りました。

      I declined the offer not blatantly but in a roundabout, indirect way. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}

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      婉曲(えんきょく)表現(ひょうげん)直接的(ちょくせつてき)表現(ひょうげん)よりも()かりにくいです。

      Euphemistic expressions are harder to understand than direct expressions. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}

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      (かれ)はいつも婉曲(えんきょく)()(まわ)しをするから(はなし)がよく()からない。

      Because he always uses roundabout expressions, it's hard to understand what he's saying. {euphemistic, circumlocution, roundabout, indirect}

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      婉曲(えんきょく)招待(しょうたい)(ことわ)ればこそ、(ことわ)っても相手(あいて)(いや)(おも)いをさせずに()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}

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      依頼(いらい)婉曲(えんきょく)(ことわ)ったところで、あまりよく(おも)われないことには()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}

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