mollify
/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/
- vt.
- 平息，缓和，减轻，使变软
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
- -ify
- Forms transitive verbs meaning "to make" from adjectives and nouns. · Forms intransitive verbs meaning "to become" from adjectives and nouns.
词源链
- 晚期拉丁语Late Latin约 3–6 世纪
词源说明
From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, Latin moll- + -ify.