milse

词形变化

milsed milses 三单 milses milsing milsing 现在分词 milsed 过去式 milsed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be merciful to; show clemency to; pardon.

    废旧 及物

词源

From Middle English milsen, milcen, milcien, from Old English miltsian (“to compassionate, pity, show mercy, soften, make merciful”), from Proto-Germanic *mildisjō (“kindness”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to beat, grind”). Related to Old English milts (“mercy, compassion, benevolence, kindness, favor, joy”), Old English milde (“mild, merciful, kind, generous, gentle, meek”). More at mild.

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