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Bland Adj Latin Blænd A.(人)情绪平稳的;(食物)无味的 英 人)情绪平稳的 Pleasantly

单词 bland
音标 [blænd]
解释 a.(人)情绪平稳的;(食物)无味的
红宝书 【英】 adj. (人)情绪平稳的 (pleasantly smooth);(食物)无味的(insi pid))
【考】 反义词:pungency(刺 激)-blandness(平淡) ; tangy(刺激性的)
【记】 bland本身可作词根, 意为“温和,奉承”; 参考:blandishments
字源 bland (adj.)
1660s, from Italian blando "delicate," or Old French bland "flattering, complimentary," both from Latin blandus "smooth-talking, flattering, alluring," perhaps from PIE *mlad-, nasalized variant of *meld-, extended form of root *mel- (see melt). Related: Blandly; blandness. Latin also had blandiloquentulus "flattering in speech," which might have yielded a useful English *blandiloquent.
不择手段背单词 adj. (态度性格等)温和的, 和蔼的; (吃的, 看的东西)平淡无味的, 刺激性小的 = insipid = balmy = faint
【例】bland food 无味的食物 a bland little drama 一个乏味的小剧a bland smile 和蔼的笑容
【反】tangy(adj 扑鼻的, 有刺激性的)tang拼: 烫, 东西特别烫就会味道浓, 因为布朗运动的原因.
趣味全助记 【记】blind 瞎子是面无表情的;音:白兰地,味道温和不刺激,平淡,要不怎么叫“白”兰地呢;blank,

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