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单词 emollient
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emollient

adjective
/ɪˈmɒliənt/
/ɪˈmɑːliənt/
(formal)
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  1. making a person or situation calmer in the hope of keeping relations peaceful synonym soothing
    • an emollient reply
  2. (specialist) used for making your skin soft or less painful synonym soothing
    • an emollient cream
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin emollient- ‘making soft’, from the verb emollire, from e- (variant of ex- ‘out’) + mollis ‘soft’.

emollient

noun
/ɪˈmɒliənt/
/ɪˈmɑːliənt/
[countable, uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. a liquid or cream that is used to make the skin soft
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin emollient- ‘making soft’, from the verb emollire, from e- (variant of ex- ‘out’) + mollis ‘soft’.
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