| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第10-18页 |
| ·Existing Approaches to the Study of Euphemism | 第10-14页 |
| ·The Adaptation Theory | 第14-16页 |
| ·Research Question | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Euphemism: Adaptation to Cultural Conventions | 第18-24页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Feudal Ethical Code | 第19-21页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Feudal Ethnical System | 第21-23页 |
| ·Adaptation to Ceremonies and Proprieties | 第23-24页 |
| Chapter Three Euphemism: Adaptation to the Language User's Mental World | 第24-32页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language User's Personality Traits | 第26-29页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language User's Emotion | 第29-30页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language User's Value System | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter Four Euphemism: Adaptation to the Social Conventions | 第32-44页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language User's Ethnicity or Race | 第33-34页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language User's Sex | 第34页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language User's Level of Education | 第34-37页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Language User's Social Position | 第37-39页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Relationship between the Language Users | 第39-41页 |
| ·Adaptation to the Linguistic Group | 第41-44页 |
| Chapter Five Salience of the Adaptation Process | 第44-50页 |
| ·Degree of Salience | 第44-48页 |
| ·The Law of Salience | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Six Development of Chinese Euphemism in Real Life | 第50-55页 |
| ·Euphemism and the Forms of Its Expression | 第52-53页 |
| ·Euphemism and Euphemistic Methods | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusion | 第55-58页 |
| Works Cited | 第58-61页 |
