| 单词 | assuage |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'sweidʒ] |
| 解释 | v.缓和，减轻 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 缓和，减轻(to lessen, allay, relieve) 【考】 assuage : sorrow / dampen : ardor / muffle : sound(缓和减少痛苦/沮丧 减少热情/矇住减小声 音)反义词：gall(使烦恼 ); intensify(强化); inflame(燃烧) ; harrow(使痛苦) 【记】 as+suage(甜)→变甜 →缓和 【同】 同根词：suave(温和 的，讨好人的) |
| 字源 | assuage (v.) c.1300, from Anglo-French assuager, Old French assoagier "soften, moderate, alleviate, calm, soothe, pacify," from Vulgar Latin *adsuaviare, from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + suavis "sweet, agreeable" (see sweet (adj.)). For sound development in French, compare deluge from Latin diluvium, abridge from abbreviare. Related: Assuaged; assuaging. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 缓和, 减轻(沉重的或痛苦的事情 = lessen = allay = relieve = alleviate = mitigate) 【例】assuage her grief 缓和她的悲痛 【记】1)suage甜－变甜－缓和, 减轻2)ass帮助, age老人－帮助老人减轻痛苦 【参】suave(adj 温和的, 讨好人的) 【类】assuage: sorrow = dampen: ardor = muffle: sound缓和减少痛苦 = 使沮丧减少热情 = 矇住减小声音 【反】gall(vt 使烦恼); intensify(vt 加强, 强化); inflame(vt 激怒, 使兴奋); harrow(vt 使痛苦); exacerbate(vt 恶化; 激怒) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】suad + 柔和温和；persuade 劝说就是能使事情缓和 【相关】dissuade(劝阻),persuade(劝说),suasion(说服),suave(温和,柔和的) |
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