lenitive的意思

lenitive

英式音标['lɛnətɪv]
美式英标['lenɪtɪv]

基本解释

n. 缓和剂；润泽药

adj. 缓和的；减轻痛苦的

英文词源

lenitive (adj.): early 15c., from Medieval Latin lenitivus, from Latin lenitus, past participle of lenire "to soften" (see lenient). As a noun, from early 15c.

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