emollient

a. 使柔软的 n. 软化剂, 润肤剂

发音

UK /ɪˈmɒl.ɪ.ənt/
US /ɪˈmɑl.jənt/

词形变化

emollients 复数 emollients more emollient 比较级 most emollient 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something which softens or lubricates the skin; moisturizer.

    2008, Carol A. Miller, Nursing for Wellness in Older Adults (Fifth edition), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, p. 505, [T]he effectiveness of an emollient is based on its ability to prevent water evaporation, […]

  2. 2.

    Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.

    比喻
adj.
  1. 1.

    Moisturizing.

  2. 2.

    Soothing or mollifying.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

cream ointment

上位词 1

toiletry

下位词 10

sunscreen sunblock cold cream face cream hand cream lanolin nard spikenard sunblocker vanishing cream
形容词

同义词 1

demulcent

近义相关 1

soft

词源

From French émollient, from Latin emolliēns, present active participle of ēmolliō (“make soft”), from ex- + molliō, from mollis (“soft”).

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