曲言
是語言學的修辭手法。不是委婉語，也叫間接肯定法, 反語法，或保守的陳述, 掩飾【litotes or understatement】
1、 輕描淡寫 ( 用rather, quite, pretty, almost, a bit代替very )
She’s rather good-looking.He has written quite a number of novels.My friend was a bit upset by his son’s death.She was a little annoyed when she found her valuable vase broken.
2、 用反說代替正說 ( 常用含蓄的否定的方式，常使用no, not, never, none, little, hardly等)
The man is no fool.He has no small chance of success.I couldn’t be happier.
His teacher said he wasn’t very bright and that he wasn’t worth teaching.
He conducted the experiment with no little enthusiasm.Similar mistakes are not uncommon.
3、 弦外之音 ( 婉轉說法，用於代替直言不諱)
The beauty of Guilin is more than I can describe.You should have been here earlier.
修辭介紹
英語有約50種修辭格，常用的有隱喻、提喻、借喻、擬人、明喻、委婉、影射、迂迴、曲言、專有名詞普通化、移覺修飾、幽默、諷刺、反語、嘲弄、歧義、設問、對仗、急止、仿文、對偶、省略、並置、排比等這些修辭格使用起來都有一定程度的間接感，前面十來個間接性更加明顯，尤以隱喻為間接之榜首。
曲言漢語解釋
1.婉言。 2.猶曲解。 3.違心的話。
