英和和英

読み方 やわらげる

他動詞

To soften （one's feelings）; to moderate （the passions）; to temper （justice）; to allay, alleviate, assuage （pain）; to mitigate （the severity）; to palliate （a crime）; to pacify, appease （one's anger）; to soothe （one's discontent）; to relax （the law）; to tone down （a picture, etc.）

用例

• 心を和げる
  to soften one's heart―soothe one's feelings

• 声を和げる
  to soften one's voice―subdue one's voice
• 言葉を和げる
  to speak softly―speak gently
• 苦痛を和げる
  to allay pain―alleviate pain―assuage pain―mitigate pain
• 絵の色彩を和げる
  to tone down a picture
• 陳述の語気を和げる
  to tone down a statement
• 時が経つと悲歎を和げる
  Time blunts the edge of grief―dulls the edge of sorrow.
• 怒りを和げる
  to pacify one's anger
• 黒潮が日本の気候を和げている
  The Black Current tempers the climate of Japan.