also molly-coddle, 1870, from a noun (1833) meaning "one who coddles himself," from Molly (pet name formation from Mary), which had been used contemptuously since 1754 for "a milksop, an effeminate man," + coddle (q.v.). Related: Mollycoddled; mollycoddling.
雙語例句
1. You shouldn't mollycoddle your kids.
你不應該溺愛你的孩子。
來自辭典例句
2. Let's not mollycoddle our students!
我們不能縱容學生.
來自互聯網
3. The mollycoddle does no interest in everything.
那個乏味的家伙幾乎對什么都不感興趣.
來自互聯網
4. Of course, she did not mind it when Arthur would mollycoddle her with the same actions.