英语解释法语解释

relent

音标[ri'lent]

relent是什么意思、relent怎么读

relent汉语翻译

vi. 变宽厚, 变温和, 动怜悯之心

relent词型变化

动词过去式:relented 过去分词:relented 现在分词:relenting 第三人称单数:relents

relent英语解释

动词 relent:

give in, as to influence or pressure
同义词：yield, soften

relent例句

The police will not relent in their fight against crime.
警方在跟犯罪分子的斗争中决不手软。
At first she threatened to dismiss us all, but later she relented.
起初她威胁要解雇我们所有的人，但是后来她态度软化了。

relent详细解释

re.lent

v.（动词）
re.lent.ed,re.lent.ing,re.lents
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving.See Synonyms at yield
发慈悲：变得更加温和，宽容参见 yield
v.tr.Obsolete （及物动词）【废语】
To cause to slacken or abate.
收敛：使放松或废除
To cause to soften in attitude or temper.
变温和：使态度或脾气温和

来源：
Middle English relenten [to melt]
中古英语 relenten [熔化]
from Anglo-Norman relenter
源自英法语 relenter
from relent [damp]
源自 relent [使潮湿]
Latin re- [re-]
拉丁语 re- [前缀re-]
Latin lentus [sticky, slow]
拉丁语 lentus [感情脆弱的，慢的]