making a person or situation calmer in the hope of keeping relations peaceful 使平静的；使缓和的 an emollient reply 息事宁人的回答
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used for making your skin soft or less painful 润肤的；护肤的 an emollient cream 润肤霜
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin emollient- ‘making soft’, from the verb emollire, from e- (variant of ex- ‘out’) + mollis ‘soft’.