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English Smooth Usual Late Variant Meaning Form Make

正面 2439.smooth
英 [smuːð]美 [smʊð]

背面
释义:
adj. 顺利的;光滑的;平稳的vt. 使光滑;消除(障碍等);使优雅;缓和n. 平滑部分;一块平地vi. 变平静;变平滑adv. 光滑地;平稳地;流畅地
例句:
1. The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.他们脚下的石板路经过数百年的踩踏,磨得光溜溜的。

1. glimpse (表示快速地无意识的)一瞥.2. glance (表示快速地有意识的)一瞥.3. love at the first glimpse/sight 一见钟情.
smooth 平整的,平稳的,光滑的,圆滑的,圆通的来自中古英语 smoothe,来自古英语 smothe,平的,光滑的,词源不详,可能来自辅音丛 sm-
smoothsmooth: [OE] Smooth is a mystery word, with no known relatives in any other Indo-European language. The usual term in Old English was smēthe, which survived into modern English dialect speech as smeeth. Smooth comes from the late Old English variant smōth.smooth (adj.)Old English smoð "smooth, serene, calm," variant of smeðe "free from roughness, not harsh, polished; soft; suave; agreeable," of unknown origin and with no known cognates. Of words, looks, "pleasant, polite, sincere" late 14c., but later "flattering, insinuating" (mid-15c.). Slang meaning "superior, classy, clever" is attested from 1893. Sense of "stylish" is from 1922. Smooth-bore in reference to guns is from 1812. smooth talk (v.) is recorded from 1950. A 1599 dictionary has smoothboots "a flatterer, a faire spoken man, a cunning tongued fellow." The usual Old English form was smeðe, and there is a dialectal smeeth found in places names, such as Smithfield, Smedley.smooth (v.)late Old English smoþ "to make smooth," replacing smeðan "to smooth, soften, polish; appease, soothe;" smeðian "smoothen, become smooth," from the source of smooth (adj.). Meaning "to make smooth" is c. 1200. Related: Smoothed; smoothing. Middle English also had a verb form smoothen (mid-14c.)."

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