coddle
基本释义
[verb] treat in an indulgent or overprotective way
[动词] 以纵容或过度保护的方式对待
深入解读
Coddle 是一个与小站之前推送过的 cuddle 十分形似的单词，两者只隔第二个字母不同。
该词源自拉丁语 calidium （热饮、温的酒水），17世纪时可能由名词 caudle （供病人食用的粥汤等热饮）发展而来，作动词表示“用文火煮”，也就是在略低于沸点的水里缓慢而温和地烹调某物，尤其是煮鸡蛋。
从这个概念出发，到了1815年后，最早于英国作家简·奥斯汀的长篇小说《爱玛》（Emma）中，开始用 coddle 引申表示“悉心照料、娇养、娇惯、溺爱”，常作贬义词使用，主要指以纵容或过度的关心、体贴、照顾或保护等方式对待某人，比如：
- 她对她的独子过于溺爱。
She coddled her sole son madly. - 狱警联盟一直谴责政府姑息犯人。
The warders’ union has been denouncing the government for coddling prisoners.
文学例句
“My dear Isabella,”—exclaimed he hastily—“pray do not concern yourself about my looks. Be satisfied with doctoring and coddling yourself and the children, and let me look as I chuse.”
“我亲爱的伊沙贝拉，”他连忙惊叹道，“请你别为我的模样担心。仔细照料你自己和孩子们吧，让我随意决定自己的模样好了。”
出自19世纪英国小说家简·奥斯汀（Jane Austen）创作的著名长篇小说《爱玛》（Emma）。
外刊例句
- The family are said to train their youngsters energetically, but not to coddle princelings who disappoint.
据说这一家族正大力培养年轻一代，却不会娇惯那些让人失望的太子党。
——《经济学人》 - But now researchers have discovered a genetic reason that diminishes a tomato’s flavor even if the fruit is picked ripe and coddled.
但现在，研究人员发现了一个基因上的原因，这使得番茄即便是在成熟时采摘并妥善储存，也会风味降低。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
下面是关于”coddle”的一些短语，每个短语都附带有中文解释：
- coddle a child – 娇惯一个孩子
- coddle a pet – 宠爱一个宠物
- coddle someone’s ego – 哄着某人的自尊心
- coddle a loved one – 宠爱一个亲人
- coddle yourself – 纵容自己
- coddle a friend – 溺爱一个朋友
- coddle a baby – 娇惯一个婴儿
- coddle a plant – 照顾一个植物
- coddle a student – 宠爱一个学生
- coddle a craving – 放任一个渴望
- coddle a desire – 纵容一个欲望
- coddle a habit – 容忍一个习惯
- coddle a notion – 哄着一个观念
- coddle a whim – 迁就一个突发奇想
- coddle a preference – 纵容一个偏好
- coddle a fantasy – 满足一个幻想
- coddle a wish – 宠爱一个愿望
- coddle a sentiment – 过分怜爱一个情感
- coddle a habit – 容忍一个习惯
- coddle a weakness – 纵容一个弱点
- coddle a dependency – 容忍一个依赖
- coddle a preference – 宠爱一个偏好
- coddle a need – 过分满足一个需求
- coddle a fear – 哄着一个恐惧
- coddle a sentiment – 溺爱一个情感
- coddle a habit – 宠爱一个习惯
- coddle a desire – 纵容一个欲望
- coddle a request – 哄着一个请求
- coddle a demand – 宠爱一个要求
- coddle a craving – 放任一个渴望
- coddle a whim – 纵容一个异想天开
- coddle a preference – 过分迁就一个偏好
- coddle a notion – 哄着一个观念
- coddle a sentiment – 宠爱一个情感
- coddle a weakness – 纵容一个弱点
- coddle a dependency – 容忍一个依赖
- coddle a fantasy – 过分满足一个幻想
- coddle a wish – 宠爱一个愿望
- coddle a temptation – 过度宠爱一个诱惑
- coddle a habit – 纵容一个习惯
同近义词
humour: comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be
cosset: care for and protect in an overindulgent way
pamper: indulge with every attention, comfort, and kindness; spoil
