sweetness

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈswiːtnəs/    美 /ˈswitnəs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The condition of being sweet (all senses). countable,uncountable
    — At the same time, that pain is soothed by the brain’s perception of sweetness on a totally different area of your taste buds.
  2. A pleasant disposition; kindness. countable,uncountable
    — Ruth's overwhelming sweetness made Robert forget about his hopelessly low school grades.
  3. The quality of giving pleasure to the mind or senses, pleasantness, agreeableness. countable,uncountable
    — The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne, […] / Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate.
  4. A term of address for one's sweetheart. countable,informal,uncountable
    — Sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking when I said / I'd like to smash every tooth in your head.

词形变化

sweetnesses plural sweetnesse alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
dulceness dulciness dulcitude saccharinity sugariness sweetness
反义词
bitterness sourness
上位词
flavour
下位词
chocolateness syrupiness
衍生词
sweetness and light
相关词
sweet

词源

From Middle English swetnes, swetnesse, from Old English swētnes (“sweetness”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtinassī (“sweetness”), equivalent to sweet + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian swietens (“sweetness”), obsolete Dutch zoetenis (“sweetness”), Old High German swuoznessi, suoznessi (“sweetness”).
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