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salve1/sælv/ n. & v.●n. 1 a healing ointment 油膏；药膏 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 for) a thing that is soothing or consoling for wounded feelings, an uneasy conscience, etc. 解救物；宽慰话；慰藉 3 archaic a thing that explains away a discrepancy or palliates a fault [古义] (逻辑矛盾的)掩饰；(缺点的)遮掩 ●v. tr. 1 soothe (pride, self-love, conscience, etc.) 缓解，抚慰；宽慰(自尊、自爱、良心等) 2 archaic anoint (a wound etc.) [古义] (在伤口等处)敷药膏 3 archaic smooth over, make good, vindicate, harmonize, etc. [古义]平息，缓和；辩白；使…和谐 [Old English s(e)alf(e), s(e)alfian from Germanic; senses 1 and 3 of the verb partly from Latin salvare SAVE1] |