Last Updated:2025/12/03
Sentence

言語学者はしばしば婉曲表現が陳腐化して置き換えられていく循環を研究し、かつては丁寧だった語が徐々に社会的に不適切と見なされるようになる様子を示す。

Quizzes for review

Linguists often study the euphemism treadmill, showing how words that were once polite gradually become stigmatized and are replaced.

See correct answer

Linguists often study the euphemism treadmill, showing how words that were once polite gradually become stigmatized and are replaced.

音声機能が動作しない場合はこちらをご確認ください

Related words

euphemism treadmill

Noun
Japanese Meaning
婉曲表現が時代とともに社会的に受け入れられなくなり、新たな表現に置き換わる現象。
What is this buttons?

言語学者はしばしば婉曲表現が陳腐化して置き換えられていく循環を研究し、かつては丁寧だった語が徐々に社会的に不適切と見なされるようになる様子を示す。

English - English

Word Edit Setting
  • Users who have edit permission for words - All Users
  • Screen new word creation
  • Screen word edits
  • Screen word deletion
  • Screen the creation of new headword that may be duplicates
  • Screen changing entry name
  • Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
  • Number of votes required for decision - 1
Sentence Edit Setting
  • Users who have edit permission for sentences - All Users
  • Screen sentence deletion
  • Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
  • Number of votes required for decision - 1
Quiz Edit Setting
  • Users who have edit permission for quizzes - All Users
  • Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
  • Number of votes required for decision - 1
Editing Guideline

Login / Sign up

 

Download the app!
DiQt

DiQt

Free

★★★★★★★★★★