mild

• adj. 温和的；轻微的；淡味的；文雅的；不含有害物质的的
• n. （英国的一种）淡味麦芽啤酒
• n. (Mild)人名；(瑞典)米尔德；(德、捷、芬)米尔德

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中文词源

来自PIE*mel,软的，词源同mill,meld,melt.引申词义温和的，温柔的，轻微的等。

英文词源

mild

mild: [OE] Mild goes back ultimately to Indo- European *meld-, *mold-, *mld-, which denoted ‘softness’ and also produced English melt and Latin mollis ‘soft’, source of English mollify and mollusc. From it was derived the Germanic adjective *milthjaz, whose modern descendant has shown remarkable formal stability: German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, and English all share the word mild.
=> melt, mollify, mollusc, smelt

mild (adj.)

Old English milde "gentle, merciful," from Proto-Germanic *milthjaz- (cognates: Old Norse mildr, Old Saxon mildi, Old Frisian milde, Middle Dutch milde, Dutch mild, Old High German milti, German milde "mild," Gothic mildiþa "kindness"), from PIE *meldh-, from root *mel- "soft," with derivatives referring to soft or softened materials (cognates: Greek malthon "weakling," myle "mill;" Latin molere "to grind;" Old Irish meldach "tender;" Sanskrit mrdh "to neglect," also "to be moist"). Originally of persons and powers; of the weather from c. 1400, of disease from 1744. Also in Old English as an adverb, "mercifully, graciously."

Mild goes further than gentle in expressing softness of nature; it is chiefly a word of nature or character, while gentle is chiefly a word of action. [Century Dictionary]

双语例句

1. His captaincy of the team was ended by mild eye trouble.

他由于患轻度眼疾而不再担任队长一职。

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2. It wasn't anything serious. A mild stomach upset, that's all.

没什么大不了的。只是胃有点不舒服，没别的。

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3. The wine goes with strong and mild cheese alike.

喝这酒的时候可以搭配浓乳酪或淡乳酪。

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4. Meteorologists have predicted mild rains for the next few days.

气象学家预测接下来的几天有小雨。

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5. Mild jaundice in the newborn is common and often clears without treatment.

新生儿有轻微的黄疸较为常见，经常不需要治疗就能自愈。

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