| 单词 | salve |
| 释义 | salve salve1 /sav, sahv/, n. , v. , salved, salving. n. 1. a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores. 2. anything that soothes, mollifies, or relieves. v.t. 3. to soothe with or as if with salve; assuage: to salve one's conscience. [bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE sealf; c. G Salbe salve, Skt sarpis melted butter; (v.) ME salven, OE sealfian] Syn. 3. ease, alleviate, mollify. salve2 /salv/, v.i., v.t., salved, salving. to save from loss or destruction; to salvage. [1700-10; back formation from SALVAGE] salve3 /sal"vee/; Lat. /sahl"way/, interj. hail! [1400-50; late ME < L salve! lit., be in good health!; cf. SALUTE] |
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