mollify的词源

英文词源

mollify (v.)

late 14c., "to soften (a substance)," from Old French mollifier or directly from Late Latin mollificare "make soft, mollify" from mollificus "softening," from Latin mollis "soft" (see melt (v.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Transferred sense of "soften in temper, appease, pacify" is recorded from early 15c. Related: Mollified; mollifying.

中文词源

mollify：使平静，抚慰

来自拉丁语mollis,软的，词源同melt,-fy,使。即使软下来，引申词义使平静，抚慰。

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mollify：安慰，安抚

-ify是动词后缀；主要看词根moll，比较两个同源词melt（融化；熔化）和mild（柔和的），三者主体形式一致，元音部分有些许变化，且都来自印欧词根*mel-（柔，软），“安抚”是使急躁的情绪变柔缓，“融化”是硬的东西变柔软，“柔和的”就无需多言了。