英语词汇mellifluous的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	mellifluous
词源	mellifluous [LME] Latin mel ‘honey’ and the verb fluere ‘to flow’ are the base elements of mellifluous. Mellow [LME] may look as if it should be related, but it is not. It first meant ‘ripe, soft, sweet and juicy’ and may be a development of Old English melu ‘*meal’.
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