单词 | mild |
释义 | mild adj.   1. (esp. of a person) gentle and conciliatory.   2. (of a rule, punishment, illness, feeling, etc.) moderate; not severe.   3. (of the weather, esp. in winter) moderately warm.   4. a (of food, tobacco, etc.) not sharp or strong in taste etc. b Brit. (of beer) not strongly flavoured with hops (cf. BITTER).   5. (of medicine) operating gently.   6. tame, feeble; lacking energy or vivacity. Phrases and idioms mild steel steel containing a small percentage of carbon, strong and tough but not readily tempered. Derivatives milden v.tr. & intr. mildish adj. mildness n. Etymology: OE milde f. Gmc |
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