mellow的意思

mellow

英式音标['mɛlo]
美式英标['meləʊ]

基本解释

adj. 圆润的，柔和的；成熟的；芳醇的

vt. 使成熟；使柔和

vi. 成熟；变柔和

n. (Mellow)人名；(英)梅洛

mellow 成熟的，醇香的，甘美的

可能来自古英语melu,粉，来自PIE*mel,软的，词源同melt.后用于形容水果成熟的，松软的，醇香的，并引申词义甘美的。

mellow: mellow: see meal
mellow (adj.): mid-15c., melwe "soft, sweet, juicy" (of ripe fruit), perhaps related to melowe, variant of mele "ground grain" (see meal (2)), influenced by Middle English merow "soft, tender," from Old English mearu. Meaning "slightly drunk" is from 1680s. Mellow yellow "banana peel smoked in an effort to get high" is from 1967. Related: Mellowly; mellowness.
mellow (v.): 1570s, from mellow (adj.). Related: Mellowed; mellowing.

1. He'd had a few glasses of champagne himself and was fairly mellow.: 他自己也已几杯香槟下肚，很是飘飘然。

4. Mellow music and lighting helped to create the right atmosphere.: 柔和的音乐和灯光衬托出了适宜的氛围。