mellow
英 ['mel??]
美['m?lo]
- adj. 圓潤(rùn)的，柔和的；成熟的；芳醇的
- vt. 使成熟；使柔和
- vi. 成熟；變?nèi)岷?/li>
- n. (Mellow)人名；(英)梅洛
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?mellows;過(guò)去式:?mellowed;過(guò)去分詞:?mellowed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?mellowing;比較級(jí):?mellower;最高級(jí):?mellowest;
助記提示
1. meal => mellow.
中文詞源
mellow 成熟的，醇香的，甘美的可能來(lái)自古英語(yǔ)melu,粉，來(lái)自PIE*mel,軟的，詞源同melt.后用于形容水果成熟的，松軟的，醇香的，并引申詞義甘美的。
英文詞源
- mellow
- mellow: see meal
- mellow (adj.)
- mid-15c., melwe "soft, sweet, juicy" (of ripe fruit), perhaps related to melowe, variant of mele "ground grain" (see meal (2)), influenced by Middle English merow "soft, tender," from Old English mearu. Meaning "slightly drunk" is from 1680s. Mellow yellow "banana peel smoked in an effort to get high" is from 1967. Related: Mellowly; mellowness.
- mellow (v.)
- 1570s, from mellow (adj.). Related: Mellowed; mellowing.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He'd had a few glasses of champagne himself and was fairly mellow.
- 他自己也已幾杯香檳下肚，很是飄飄然。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. His voice was deep and mellow.
- 他的聲音深沉而柔和。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Is she more mellow and tolerant?
- 她更成熟、更寬容嗎？
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere.
- 柔和的音樂(lè)和燈光襯托出了適宜的氛圍。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. These apples are mellow at this time of year.
- 每年這時(shí)節(jié),蘋(píng)果就熟透了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》