mellifluous
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 加了蜜糖的，甜蜜的，甜美的，流畅的
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 mellifluous,mellyfluous
- 源自 ←拉丁语 mellifluus “flowing like honey”
词源说明
From Middle English mellifluous, mellyfluous, from Latin mellifluus (“flowing like honey”) + -ous, from mel (“honey”) + fluō (“flow”). Compare superfluous and fluid, from same root, and with dulcet (“sweet speech”), alternative Latinate term with a similar meaning.