balmy
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How to pronounce balmy in British English:
英 [ˈbɑːmi]
How to pronounce balmy in American English:
美 [ˈbɑːmi]
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- Adjective:
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- mild and pleasant
单词词源
- balmy (adj.)
- c. 1500, "delicately fragrant," from balm + -y (2). Figurative use for "soothing" dates from c. 1600; of breezes, air, etc. "mild, fragrant" (combining both earlier senses) it is first attested 1704. Meaning "weak-minded, idiotic," 1851, is from London slang.
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双语例句
- 1. The balmy south of france has always been a magnet for sun worshippers .
- 2. Any dormant bacteria in the polar ice could thus spring to life during these relatively balmy periods .
- 3. The island draws many foreign tourists to its balmy climes , crystal clear waters , and thai hospitality
- 4. Unlike their northern counterparts , they enjoy balmy weather all year , so have never adapted to freezing winters alternating with warm summers .
- 5. Another kepler data release is scheduled for february and once again there will probably be a flurry of blogs speculating if the mission has found the interstellar holy grail -- an earth-sized planet in the balmy habitable zone about a sunlike star .