mellowing

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Mellow is used to describe things that have a pleasant, soft, rich colour, usually red, orange, yellow, or brown. 柔和的
...the softer, mellower light of evening. …傍晚較柔和的燈光。
2. ADJ A mellow sound or flavour is pleasant, smooth, and rich. (聲音) 柔美的; (味道) 香醇的
His voice was deep and mellow and his speech had a soothing and comforting quality. 他的嗓音深沉柔美，他的演講令人舒心寬慰。
3. V-T/V-I If someone mellows or if something mellows them, they become kinder or less extreme in their behaviour, especially as a result of growing older. 使變平和; 變平和
He became a taciturn man, a man not easy to live with. Later, when the older children married and had children of their own, he mellowed a little. 他變成了一個(gè)沉默寡言的人、一個(gè)不容易相處的人。后來，等大點(diǎn)的孩子們結(jié)了婚，也有了他們自己的孩子，他變得平和了些。
4. ADJ Mellow is also an adjective. 平和的
Is she more mellow and tolerant?
她更平和、更寬容了嗎？