To mollycoddle someone is to treat them too kindly and to protect them too much from anything unpleasant.

To mollycoddle someone把某人mollycoddle（過度呵護） is to treat them too kindly就是對他們太好了 and to protect them too much from anything unpleasant並過度保護他們不讓他們碰到任何不愉快的事。

The extra care is the point, and it is not praise: people say it when they think the kindness will leave someone weak, or unable to face hard things.

The extra care is the point額外的照顧才是重點, and it is not praise而這不是稱讚: people say it人們這麼說 when they think the kindness will leave someone weak是因為他們認為這種好心會讓人變得軟弱, or unable to face hard things或無法面對困難。

Parents get accused of mollycoddling a child; a coach may refuse to mollycoddle a player. You can also call a person a mollycoddle if they are wrapped in too much comfort, though that noun use is less common now.

Parents get accused of mollycoddling a child父母會被指責mollycoddling（溺愛）小孩; a coach may refuse to mollycoddle a player教練則可能拒絕mollycoddle球員。You can also call a person a mollycoddle你也可以說某人是個mollycoddle if they are wrapped in too much comfort如果他被包裹在太多舒適裡的話, though that noun use is less common now不過這種名詞用法現在比較少見。

The word is a bit old-fashioned and a bit scolding; younger speakers still understand it, but they may say spoil or wrap in cotton wool instead. It is molly plus coddle, to treat very gently, as you might cook an egg slowly. Though actually, mollycoddle is stronger than kind — it means kind past the point of good sense.

The word is a bit old-fashioned and a bit scolding這個字有點過時，也帶點責備的味道; younger speakers still understand it年輕的說話者還是聽得懂, but they may say spoil or wrap in cotton wool instead但他們可能會改說spoil或wrap in cotton wool。It is molly這個字是molly加上coddle plus coddle, to treat very gently意思是很溫柔地對待, as you might cook an egg slowly就像慢慢煮一顆蛋那樣。Though actually不過其實, mollycoddle is stronger than kindmollycoddle比kind還要強烈 — it means kind past the point of good sense它意味著好心過了頭，超出了合理的界線。