英[rɪ'lent]美[rɪ'lent]
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词源记忆法
re-，表强调，-len，松的，软的，词源同lenient，lithe.引申词义缓和，减弱。
词根词缀法
re作为前缀表示“反复”，lent表示“借”（反复把东西借给你的人，一定是仁慈的。）
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小知识
Being unwilling to relent is a good qualification for a sales person. You have to keep trying to make the sale and never give in until you've made it.
The root of relent is the Latin lentus, which means “to slow down or soften.” The original meaning, from the 15th century, most likely had to do with the heart — as in “to stop resisting love.” Now, however, relent can have all manner of applications, but the meaning is always the same: to let up, soften, yield or give in. Often, you'll hear the adjective relentless used to describe someone who won't relent: “The firemen refused to relent; they banged relentlessly on the door until I woke up.”
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词根词缀
词根 lent= loose 松 relent v. 放松；变宽厚 re 一再 + lent 松 → 一再松开 → 放松 relentless adj. 无情的 relent 放松；变宽厚 + less 无…的 → 不宽厚 → 无情的