mellow

• adj. 圓潤的，柔和的；成熟的；芳醇的
• vt. 使成熟；使柔和
• vi. 成熟；變柔和
• n. (Mellow)人名；(英)梅洛

可能來自古英語melu,粉，來自PIE*mel,軟的，詞源同melt.後用於形容水果成熟的，鬆軟的，醇香的，並引申詞義甘美的。

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.

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。

來自柯林斯例句

2. His voice was deep and mellow.

他的聲音深沉而柔和。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Is she more mellow and tolerant?

她更成熟、更寬容嗎？

來自柯林斯例句

4. Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere.

柔和的音樂和燈光襯托出了適宜的氛圍。

來自《權威詞典》

5. These apples are mellow at this time of year.

每年這時節,蘋果就熟透了.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》