balmy的词源

英文词源

balmy (adj.)

c. 1500, "delicately fragrant," from balm + -y (2). Figurative use for "soothing" dates from c. 1600; of breezes, air, etc. "mild, fragrant" (combining both earlier senses) it is first attested 1704. Meaning "weak-minded, idiotic," 1851, is from London slang.

中文词源

balmy：芳香的、温和的

发音释义：['bɑːmɪ] adj. 芳香的；温和的；止痛的

结构分析：balmy = balm（香膏）+y（形容词后缀）→像香膏似的→芳香温和的

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