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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Eventually passion was distilled into the natural beauty of a balmy night.
最后激情融入了美麗宜人的夜色中。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. a balmy summer evening
清爽宜人的夏夜
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. It's a balmy evening, the golden time for lovers.
這是一個(gè)暖和的夜晚, 是戀人們的黃金時(shí)光.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. This balmy weather is a herald of spring.
這種溫和的天氣是春天的預(yù)兆。
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. A balmy breeze refreshed us after the sultry blast.