bland的词源

英文词源

bland (adj.)

1660s, from Italian blando "delicate," or Old French bland "flattering, complimentary," both from Latin blandus "smooth-talking, flattering, alluring," perhaps from PIE *mlad-, nasalized variant of *meld-, extended form of root *mel- (see melt). Related: Blandly; blandness. Latin also had blandiloquentulus "flattering in speech," which might have yielded a useful English *blandiloquent.

中文词源

bland：温和的、清淡的

发音释义：[blænd] adj.（举止）温和的，和蔼的；（食物）清淡的，无刺激性的；（表现）平淡的，冷淡的

词源解释：来自拉丁语blandus（花言巧语、奉承）

同源词：blandish（奉承、谄媚）

助记窍门：bland→blank→空白→没有脾气→温和的；没有味道→清淡的；没有情感→平淡的

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：bland 词源，bland 含义。

bland：温和的

来自词根mel, 软的，见melt, 熔化。字母m,b音变。原指说软话的，奉承，讨好，后指温和的。