• 中文意義 (包含詞性):
  
  
  • 動詞 (verb):
    
    
    1. 使變軟；軟化 (to make something soft or become soft)
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • 使緩和；減輕 (to make something less severe, harsh, or rigid; to ease or mitigate)
  
  
  • 變軟 (to become soft)
  
  
  • 變緩和 (to become less severe or harsh)


• KK音標: /ˈsɔftən/, /ˈsɑftən/
  


• 常見度: ★★★★☆ (四星，常見)
  


• 詞根: soft (軟的)
  


• 中文諧音聯想: "搜芬" (sōu fēn)。想像「搜尋芬芳，心情也隨之軟化。」(Searching for fragrance, one's mood also softens.)
  


• 相關詞彙聯想: soft (軟的), harden (變硬，反義詞), toughen (使變堅韌，反義詞), weaken (削弱), ease (減輕), mitigate (緩和), relax (放鬆), mollify (安撫), tenderize (使嫩化)。
  


• 易於記憶的輔助說明: 詞根 'soft' 意為「軟的」，字尾 '-en' 常用來將形容詞轉化為動詞，表示「使...變」或「變得...」。所以 'soften' 即是「使變軟」或「變軟」。
  


• 例句: The warm water will help to soften the clay.
  
  
  • (溫水有助於軟化黏土。)