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Euphemisms are pleasant, polite or harmless sounding words or expressions used to ______.
A、show the speaker’s modesty, rude or infamous truths
B、mask harsh, show the speaker’s modesty or infamous truths
C、mask harsh, rude or show the speaker’s modesty
D、mask harsh, rude or infamous truths
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：答案选D。Euphemisms are pleasant, polite or harmless sounding words or expressions used to mask harsh, rude or infamous truths.参见教材P264。
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