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英汉两种语言在委婉语的使用范围上存在着共性：１．当两种语言涉及到性、性器官及与排便有关的词语时，都使用委婉词语；２．对职业、个人隐私、政治等敏感话题，因不便说明或不想说而采用委婉词语。由于自然环境、社会环境及文化环境的不同，英汉委婉语的使用又有差异：英语中有对鬼神的委婉称呼；汉语中有对特权及祖先的禁忌；英语中独有对“老”的委婉称呼。
There are commonalities in the use of euphemism between English and Chinese languages: 1. When both languages involve sex, sexual organs, and words related to defecation, euphemisms are used; 2. For sensitive topics such as occupation, personal privacy, and politics, euphemisms are used because they are inconvenient or do not want to speak. Due to differences in the natural environment, social environment, and cultural environment, there are differences in the use of English and Chinese euphemisms: there are euphemisms for ghosts and goddesses in English; there are taboos on privilege and ancestors in Chinese; there is a unique euphemism for “old” in English. call.