smooth

英 [smu?e] 美[sm?e]

反義詞

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第三人稱單數(shù):?smooths;過去式:?smoothed;過去分詞:?smoothed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?smoothing;比較級:?smoother;最高級:?smoothest;名詞:?smoothness;

smooth 平整的，平穩(wěn)的，光滑的，圓滑的，圓通的

來自中古英語 smoothe,來自古英語 smothe,平的，光滑的，詞源不詳，可能來自輔音叢 sm-

smooth: smooth: [OE] Smooth is a mystery word, with no known relatives in any other Indo-European language. The usual term in Old English was smēthe, which survived into modern English dialect speech as smeeth. Smooth comes from the late Old English variant smōth.
smooth (adj.): Old English smoe "smooth, serene, calm," variant of smeee "free from roughness, not harsh, polished; soft; suave; agreeable," of unknown origin and with no known cognates. Of words, looks, "pleasant, polite, sincere" late 14c., but later "flattering, insinuating" (mid-15c.). Slang meaning "superior, classy, clever" is attested from 1893. Sense of "stylish" is from 1922.

Smooth-bore in reference to guns is from 1812. smooth talk (v.) is recorded from 1950. A 1599 dictionary has smoothboots "a flatterer, a faire spoken man, a cunning tongued fellow." The usual Old English form was smeee, and there is a dialectal smeeth found in places names, such as Smithfield, Smedley.
smooth (v.): late Old English smot "to make smooth," replacing smeean "to smooth, soften, polish; appease, soothe;" smeeian "smoothen, become smooth," from the source of smooth (adj.). Meaning "to make smooth" is c. 1200. Related: Smoothed; smoothing. Middle English also had a verb form smoothen (mid-14c.).

1. The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.: 他們腳下的石板路經(jīng)過數(shù)百年的踩踏，磨得光溜溜的。

3. Twelve extremely good-looking, smooth young men have been picked as finalists.: 12名特別漂亮精明的青年男子被選為參加決賽的選手。

4. The ride was smooth until they got into the merchant ship's wake.: 航行一直很順利，直到他們碰上了商船的尾流。

5. Continue whisking until the mixture looks smooth and creamy.: 一直攪拌，直至混合物變得均勻細(xì)膩。