mellifluous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mel·li·flu·ous /məˈlɪfluəs/ adjective formal APMa mellifluous voice or piece of music sounds pleasantly smooth 〔嗓音或乐曲〕甜美的,悦耳的,动听的
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mellifluous• Dowson's poetry is mannered, literary, mellifluous, and in a diction operating on a narrow register.• The voice was mellifluous and smooth.• a mellifluous voiceOrigin mellifluous (1400-1500) Late Latin mellifluus, from Latin mel “honey” + fluere “to flow”mel·li·flu·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
mellifluous Corpus sounds voice music a piece of or
mellifluous
mel‧li‧flu‧ous /məˈlɪfluəs, mɪˈlɪfluəs/
adjective formal
mel‧li‧flu‧ous /məˈlɪfluəs, mɪˈlɪfluəs/
adjective formal Date: 1400-1500
Language: Late Latin
Origin: mellifluus, from Latin mel 'honey' + fluere 'to flow'
a mellifluous voice or piece of music sounds pleasantly smooth
Language: Late Latin
Origin: mellifluus, from Latin mel 'honey' + fluere 'to flow'