relent
英 [rɪ'lent]
美 [rɪ'lɛnt]
- vi. 變溫和，變寬厚；減弱；緩和
- vt. 使變溫和；減輕
- v. 再借給（relend的過去分詞）
助記提示
1. re- + lent-.
2. => melt, soften, dissolve.
3. => soften, become supple.
4. 反複借。
5. lent- (諧音“嫩特”----特嫩----特別的嫩-----柔和、柔軟、溫和)。
中文詞源
relent 緩和，減弱re-,表強調，-len,鬆的，軟的，詞源同 lenient,lithe.引申詞義緩和，減弱。
英文詞源
- relent (v.)
- late 14c., "to melt, soften, dissolve," from re- + Latin lentus "slow, viscous, supple" (see lithe), perhaps on model of Old French rallentir. Sense of "become less harsh or cruel" first recorded 1520s. The notion probably is of a hard heart melting with pity. Related: Relented; relenting.
雙語例句
- 1. The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
- 警方在跟犯罪分子的鬥爭中決不手軟.
來自辭典例句
- 2. Your own family might in time relent.
- 你自己的家庭總有一天會變溫和.
來自辭典例句
- 3. I confess the inhumanity of this action moved me very much, and made me relent exceedingly.
- 我自認這種不人道的舉動使我很痛心, 我非常憐憫她.
來自辭典例句
- 4. She is going to drag out the engagement, in the hope of making me relent.
- 她想把婚約拖下去, 打算這樣來使我讓步.
來自辭典例句
- 5. In the light of these things, should I relent?
- 你也向他澆了奠祭,獻了供物,因這事我豈能容忍 嗎 ?
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