codeword
codeword — 名詞
1. a secret label people use so others cannot tell which person, plan, or object th
代號
保密時替人事物用的名稱
a secret label people use so others cannot tell which person, plan, or object they mean
Bilal wrote the codeword on the note before the raid began.
Bilal 在突襲開始前把代號寫在紙條上。
used for secret identification before an operation
The agents used codeword Maple when they spoke over the radio.
探員在無線電裡說話時用了 Maple 這個代號。
João forgot the codeword, so the guard kept the door locked.
João 忘了代號，所以守衛一直把門鎖著。
Emma whispered the codeword to confirm the package was hers.
Emma 輕聲說出代號，好確認那個包裹是她的。
- remember the codeword
- whisper the codeword
- use a codeword
- codename
Often used for the official secret name of a person, plan, or mission.
用法筆記
Often used with verbs like remember, whisper, confirm, or use when two people need the same secret label.
2. a less direct expression that hides a blunt, unpleasant, or embarrassing meaning
委婉語
替刺耳說法遮掩的詞
a less direct expression that hides a blunt, unpleasant, or embarrassing meaning
In the memo, downsizing was a codeword for cutting staff.
在那份備忘錄裡，downsizing 是裁員的委婉語。
codeword for a softer public expression
The ad used wellness as a codeword for losing weight quickly.
那則廣告把 wellness 當成快速減重的委婉語。
During the meeting, flexibility became a codeword for lower pay.
開會時，flexibility 成了低薪的委婉語。
Aoi called it a codeword when the company said right-sizing again.
Aoi 說公司又把 right-sizing 當成委婉語了。
- a codeword for layoffs
- use as a codeword
- become a codeword for
- euphemism
This is the standard language-study term for a softer replacement expression.
用法筆記
Common in business, politics, and public statements when speakers want bad news to sound gentler.