soothe的词源

英文词源

soothe (v.)

Old English soðian "show to be true," from soð "true" (see sooth). Sense of "quiet, comfort, mollify" is first recorded 1690s, via notion of "to assuage one by asserting that what he says is true" (i.e. to be a yes-man), a sense attested from 1560s (and compare Old English gesoð "a parasite, flatterer"). Meaning "reduce the intensity" (of a pain, etc.) is from 1711. Related: Soothed; soothing.

中文词源

soothe：安慰，欣慰，减轻

来自 sooth 的动词形式，词性比较 bath,bathe.

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