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mollify

音標['m?lifai] 讀音

漢語翻譯


vt. 平息, 緩和, 減輕, 使變軟

詞型變化:

副詞:mollifyingly 動詞過去式:mollified 過去分詞:mollified 現在分詞:mollifying 第三人稱單數:mollifies 名詞:mollification 形容詞:mollifiable 

英文解釋:

動詞 mollify:

  1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
    同義詞:pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, placate, gentle, gruntle
  2. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
    同義詞:temper, season
  3. make less rigid or softer

例句:

  1. He tried to find ways of mollifying her.

詳細解釋:


mol.li.fy

v.tr.(及物動詞)
mol.li.fied,mol.li.fy.ing,mol.li.fies
To calm in temper or feeling; soothe.See Synonyms at pacify
使脾氣或情緒鎮靜;安撫參見 pacify
To lessen in intensity; temper.
使強度減輕;調和
To reduce the rigidity of; soften.
使柔軟減少堅硬度;使柔軟

來源:
Middle English mollifien
中古英文 mollifien
from Old French mollifier
源自 古法文 mollifier
from Late Latin mollific3re
源自 後期拉丁語 mollific3re
mollis [soft] * see mel-
mollis [軟的] *參見 mel-
-fic3re [-fy]
-fic3re [後綴,表.…化.]

【引伸】
mol.lifi.able
adj.(形容詞)
mol.lifica.tion
mol.lifi.er
n.(名詞)
mol.lify.ingly
adv.(副詞)

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