mild

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 mīld

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A relatively low-gravity beer, often with a dark colour; mild ale UK
    — 'Let me get this for the lady,' I said to Fange, who was pulling her a pint of mild.
形容词 adj.
  1. Gentle and not easily angered.
    — a mild man
  2. Of only moderate severity; not strict.
    — He received a mild sentence.
  3. Not overly felt or seriously intended.
    — I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.
  4. Not serious or dangerous.
    — I learn that mental retardation is classified in four levels: mild, moderate, severe, and profound.
  5. Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
    — a mild day
  6. Acting gently and without causing harm.
    — a mild anaesthetic
  7. Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
    — a mild curry

词形变化

milder comparative mildest superlative milde alternative,obsolete milds plural milde alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
soft gentle bland calm tranquil soothing pleasant placid meek kind tender indulgent clement mollifying lenitive assuasive
反义词
strong harsh severe irritating violent disagreeable
衍生词
amnestic mild cognitive impairment draw it mild mild as milk mildish mildly mild-mannered mildness mild sauce mild steel mild-tempered overmild

词源

词源 1
From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind”).
Cognate with Scots mild, myld (“mild”), Saterland Frisian milde (“mild”), West Frisian myld (“mild”), Dutch mild (“mild”), Low German milde (“mild”), German mild (“mild”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål mild (“mild”), Icelandic mildur (“mild”), Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), Lithuanian malonus (“pleasing, pleasant, kind”), Old Norse mildr.
词源 2
From Middle English milde, from Old English milde (“mild”), from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to beat, pound, grind”).
Cognate with Scots mild, myld (“mild”), Saterland Frisian milde (“mild”), West Frisian myld (“mild”), Dutch mild (“mild”), Low German milde (“mild”), German mild (“mild”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål mild (“mild”), Icelandic mildur (“mild”), Latin mollis (“soft, gentle”), Lithuanian malonus (“pleasing, pleasant, kind”), Old Norse mildr.
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