emollient

adjective

/ɪˈmɒliənt/

/ɪˈmɑːliənt/

(formal)

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making a person or situation calmer in the hope of keeping relations peaceful使平静的；使缓和的 synonym soothing
- an emollient reply息事宁人的回答
(specialist) used for making your skin soft or less painful润肤的；护肤的 synonym soothing
- 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’.

noun

/ɪˈmɒliənt/

/ɪˈmɑːliənt/

[countable, uncountable] (specialist)

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a liquid or cream that is used to make the skin soft润肤剂；润肤霜
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin emollient- ‘making soft’, from the verb emollire, from e- (variant of ex- ‘out’) + mollis ‘soft’.