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mellifluous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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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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mellifluousDowson's poetry is mannered, literary, mellifluous, and in a diction operating on a narrow register.The voice was mellifluous and smooth.a mellifluous voice
Origin 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
mellifluous /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


mel·lif·lu·ousBrE /meˈlɪfluəs/ 🔊NAmE /meˈlɪfluəs/ 🔊 adjective (formal) (of music or of sb's voice 音乐或人的声音) sounding sweet and smooth; very pleasant to listen to 甜美流畅的;悦耳动听的