gruntle
['ɡrʌntl]
- vi. 嘀咕，咕哝
- vt. 使高兴，使满意
中文词源
gruntle 咕哝，低咕，使高兴，使满意
1.咕哝，低咕，来自grunt, 咕哝。
2.使高兴，使满意，来自disgruntle的讹误回构词。
英英释意
- 1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
- "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
英文词源
- gruntle (v.)
- 1938, in gruntled "pleased, satisfied," a back-formation from disgruntled. The original verb (early 15c.) meant "to utter a little or low grunt," hence "to murmur, complain" (1580s), but was rare or dialectal by 19c.