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.).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.
他們腳下的石板路經(jīng)過(guò)數(shù)百年的踩踏，磨得光溜溜的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Smooth the mixture with the back of a soup spoon.
用湯勺的背面把混合料抹平。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
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。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
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。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. Continue whisking until the mixture looks smooth and creamy.