coddle
英 ['kɒd(ə)l]
美
- vt. 嬌養；溺愛（等於mollycoddle）；用文火煮
助記提示
1. 諧音“蝌蚪”----蝌蚪是青蛙等兩棲類動物的幼體，剛孵化出的蝌蚪身體弱小，對外界環境敏感，所以需要悉心照料。=> 嬌養，溺愛，悉心照料。
2. 諧音“咳的，可逗了，渴逗，渴逗樂”
中文詞源
coddle 溺愛來自拉丁詞calidium, 熱飲，詞源同calorie, 卡路裏。後詞義由溫暖到溺愛。
英文詞源
- coddle (v.)
- c. 1600, "boil gently," probably from caudle "warm drink for invalids" (c. 1300), from Anglo-French caudel (c. 1300), ultimately from Latin calidium "warm drink, warm wine and water," neuter of calidus "hot," from calere "be warm" (see calorie). Verb meaning "treat tenderly" first recorded 1815 (in Jane Austen's "Emma"). Related: Coddled; coddling.
雙語例句
- 1. This is also a small mouth opening to coddle the broken hand.
- 這也是從小飯來張口衣來伸手的嬌慣壞了.
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- 2. Discouraging words for those who believe that a college's job is to educate, not coddle.
- 對於那些認為學校的職責是教育而非溺愛的人而言,這樣的話實在讓人氣餒.
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- 3. Teach him gently, World, but don't coddle him, because only the test of fine steel.
- 溫柔地教導他吧, 世界, 但是不要放縱他, 因為隻有烈火的考驗才能煉出真鋼.
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