dulcet

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdʌl.sɪt/|/ˈdʌl.sət/    美 /ˈdʌl.sɪt/|/ˈdʌl.sət/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious.
    — Her name was Michaela, but the men called her filthy things in dulcet, ingratiating voices, and she giggled with childish joy because she understood no English and thought they were flattering her and making harmless jokes.
  2. Generally pleasing; agreeable.
  3. Sweet to the taste. archaic
    — […]for drink the Grape / She crushes, inoffensive must, and meads / From many a berry, and from sweet kernels prest / She tempers dulcet creams[…]

词汇关系

衍生词
dulcetly
相关词
billet-doux dolce far niente dolce vita dulciana dulcify dulcimer dulcinea edulcorate

词源

From Middle English doucet, from Old French doucet, from dulz, dulce (“sweet, pleasant”) + diminutive -et, from Latin dulcis (“sweet, pleasant”). Cognate with Spanish dulce, French doux, Italian dolce, Portuguese doce, and Romanian dulce. Doublet of dolcetto and doucet.
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