leaven
英 ['lev(?)n]
美['l?v?n]
- vt. 使發(fā)酵;影響
- vi. 漸變
- n. 酵母;酵素;潛移默化的影響
英英釋意
- 1. a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
- 2. an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something;
- "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"