salve
salve1
noun
salve2
verb
salvable
adjective
语源
noun
- an ointment used to promote healing of the skin or as protection
（治皮肤病或保护皮肤的）药膏，油膏，软膏
■(figurative)something that is soothing or consoling for wounded feelings or an uneasy conscience
(喻)缓解物；安慰（物）；慰藉
the idea provided him with a salve for his guilt.
这种想法使他缓解了负罪感。
- [with obj.](archaic)apply salve to
(古)敷药膏于
■(figurative)soothe (wounded pride or one's conscience)
(喻)使（受伤的自尊心，良知）得到安慰，宽慰
charity salves our conscience.
做善事使我们的良心得到安慰。
- Old English sealfe (noun), sealfian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zalf and German Salbe
salve2
verb
- archaic term for salvage
(古)。 同 salvage
salvable
adjective
语源
- early 18th cent.: back-formation from the noun salvage
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