英语词汇mollification的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	mollification
词源	mollification n. late 14c., mollificacioun, "act of softening; pacification, an appeasing," from Old French mollificacion (Modern French mollification), from Medieval Latin mollificationem (nominative mollificatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of mollificare (see mollify). Entries linking to mollification mollify v. late 14c., mollifien, "to soften (a substance)," from Old French mollifier or directly from Late Latin mollificare "make soft, mollify" from mollificus "softening," from Latin mollis "soft" (from PIE root mel- (1) "soft") + combining form of facere "to make, to do" (from PIE root dhe- "to set, put"). Transferred sense of "soften in temper, appease, pacify" is recorded from early 15c. Related: Mollified; mollifying. updated on February 10, 2019
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mollification n.