relent英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A stay; a stop; a delay.

— There was no relent, my dear, as we pulled each other in.
A relenting. obsolete

动词 v.

To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency. intransitive

— He had planned to ground his son for a month, but relented and decided to give him a stern lecture instead.
To slacken; to abate. intransitive

— We waited for the storm to relent before we ventured outside.
To lessen, make less severe or intense. obsolete,transitive

— But nothing might relent her hastie flight; / So deepe the deadly feare of that foule swaine / Was earst impressed in her gentle spright […]
To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting dated,intransitive

— [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will […] begin to relent.

形容词 adj.

Softhearted; yielding. obsolete

词形变化

relents plural relents present,singular,third-person relenting participle,present relented participle,past relented past more relent comparative most relent superlative

词汇关系

衍生词

relenter relentful relentingly relentless relentment unrelented unrelenting

词源

词源 1

From Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to bend”), from lentus (“soft, pliant, slow”). Earliest recording dates to 1526. The noun is from the verb.

词源 2

From Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to bend”), from lentus (“soft, pliant, slow”). Earliest recording dates to 1526. The noun is from the verb.

词源 3

From Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to bend”), from lentus (“soft, pliant, slow”). Earliest recording dates to 1526. The noun is from the verb.