leaven
英 ['lev(ə)n]
美['lɛvən]
- vt. 使发酵；影响
- vi. 渐变
- n. 酵母；酵素；潜移默化的影响
英英释意
- 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"