Old English soðian "show to be true," from soð "true" (see sooth). Sense of "quiet, comfort, mollify" is first recorded 1690s, via notion of "to assuage one by asserting that what he says is true" (i.e. to be a yes-man), a sense attested from 1560s (and compare Old English gesoð "a parasite, flatterer"). Meaning "reduce the intensity" (of a pain, etc.) is from 1711. Related: Soothed; soothing.
实用例句
1. He would take her in his arms and soothe her.
他会把她揽在怀中抚慰她。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Inhalations can soothe and control the cough.
吸入药剂可以缓解并抑制咳嗽。
来自柯林斯例句
3. This cream contains a mild analgesic to soothe stings and bites.
