emollient
adjective /ɪˈmɒliənt/
/ɪˈmɑːliənt/
(formal)- making a person or situation calmer in the hope of keeping relations peaceful
synonym soothing使平静的;使缓和的 - an emollient reply
息事宁人的回答
- an emollient reply
- (specialist) used for making your skin soft or less painful
synonym soothing润肤的;护肤的 - an emollient cream
润肤霜
- an emollient cream
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin emollient- ‘making soft’, from the verb emollire, from e- (variant of ex- ‘out’) + mollis ‘soft’.