mass noun
- a form of massage involving a repeated circular stroking movement made with the palm of the hand(用手掌反复进行环形按摩的)轻抚法。
with obj.
- massage with such a circular stroking movement用轻抚法按摩:
effleurage the shoulders and press gently.
用轻抚法按摩肩部并轻压。
词源
late 19th cent.: from French, from effleurer 'skim the surface, stroke lightly', literally 'remove the flower or 'outer beauty' of (something)'.