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adj.温和的⁵³;轻柔的¹⁷;温顺的¹⁴;文雅的¹⁴;出身名门的²副词gently比较级gentler最高级gentlest名词gentleness过去分词gentled现在分词gentling三单gentles
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adj.形容词
温和的,和蔼的,有礼貌的kind and ready to help others; polite 轻的,柔和的; 和缓的not violent; soft in movement 高尚的; 上层阶级的of the nobility; born into a high social class
Adjective:
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe;a gentle reprimand a vein of gentle irony poked gentle fun at him having or showing a kindly or tender nature;the gentle touch of her hand her gentle manner was comforting a gentle sensitive nature gentle blue eyes quiet and soothing;a gentle voice a gentle nocturne belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy;an aristocratic family aristocratic Bostonians aristocratic government a blue family blue blood the blue-blooded aristocracy of gentle blood patrician landholders of the American South aristocratic bearing aristocratic features patrician tastes easily handled or managed;a gentle old horse, docile and obedient having little impact;an easy pat on the shoulder gentle rain a gentle breeze a soft or light tapping at the window marked by moderate steepness;an easy climb a gentle slope
Verb:
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;She managed to mollify the angry customer give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobilitystroke soothingly
adj.形容词
gentle, mild, soft这组词的共同意思是“温和的”。其区别在于: 1.用于人时, gentle指温和的举动,出于自我克制或对方的体贴; mild则指出于本性; soft指人的性情是温和的、宽厚的、心肠软的、婉转的。例如: The boy has gentle spirit.那男孩举止文雅。
He has too mild a nature to lose his temper.他性情温和,不会发脾气。
I think the courts are too soft with these young offenders.我认为法院对这些犯法的年轻人太宽厚了。2.用于物时, gentle可指事物运动变化的缓和; mild指适度、祥和,给人愉快的感觉; soft可指事物的表面的柔软、光滑或声音的温和、较低的等。例如: A warm, gentle breeze was coming from the sea.海面吹来一阵柔和的暖风。
His eyes were no longer mild but glittered with a suppressed fury.他的目光不再温和,而是迸射出压抑的怒火。
The fur was as soft as velvet.这毛皮有如天鹅绒般软滑。来源于古印欧语gen-生育在拉丁语中的派生词gentilis,进入古法语为gentil; gentilis的原始意义是“相同家庭的,好的家庭的”,进入英语后变为“出身好的,高贵的/大方的/有礼貌的”,16世纪后被“温柔的,纤弱的”所替代。
-gen-生殖 → gentle
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词gentle dog温顺的狗gentle heart仁慈的心肠gentle nature温和的性情gentle smile温柔的微笑gentle spirit温和的性情gentle wind和风～+介词gentle in manner举止文雅gentle in voice声调温柔gentle to sb对某人和蔼gentle with与…和善相处的
用作形容词adj.as gentle as a dove极温顺; 极温驯 very gentle〔tender〕 the gentle sex女性 women 钱博士gen产生，出生+t抽象名词后缀，表行为和状态+le=ile，形容词后缀，常含有“好的、多的，能的”等含义→出身高贵的⇒温和的，文雅的
词根gener-产生，起源，生殖，出生，种族，血统来自拉丁语，词尾-er有时候会脱落，整个词根简化为gen-。它和希腊词根gen-产生，起源，生殖，出生，种族，血统及日耳曼词根kin-家庭、氏族最终都源自原始印欧语词根*gene-生，辅音字母k-g相通。参考单词kind种类，和蔼的，相当于gent-，原本是名词，本意就是“出身、血统”，转作形容词表示“出身高贵的”，进一步引申为“仁慈的，和蔼的”。gen产生，出生+t抽象名词后缀，表行为和状态+le=ile，形容词后缀，常含有“好的、多的，能的”等含义→出身高贵的⇒温和的，文雅的。非常记忆gen跟〖拼音〗+t特〖编码〗+le勒〖拼音〗⇒那个文雅的人跟踪特务，想勒索他GRE红宝书gentleman 先生们，绅士们近义词 calmkindsoftquietsweethumanemerciful反义词 cruderoughunkind
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.She was a gentle woman who wouldn't hurt a fly.她是位和善的妇女,连苍蝇都不会伤害。
She greeted me with a very gentle voice.她以十分温柔的声调跟我打招呼。
His gentle manner gains him great respect.他彬彬有礼让人尊敬。
She is a gentle girl.她是位高雅的姑娘。
Cat is a gentle animal.猫是一种温顺的动物。
A gentle rain dropped yesterday morning.昨天上午下了一场小雨。
She gave the baby a gentle pat on the back.她轻轻地在婴儿背上拍了一下。
There is a gentle wind blowing.微风在吹着。
The gentle rolling motion of the ship made me feel sleep.船只轻微的摇动催我入睡。
There is still time to win him back by gentle persuasion.还有时间通过婉言说服工作把他争取回来。
He was a person of gentle blood.他出身名门。
用作表语
S+be+～Our new teacher is gentle.我们的新老师对我们和蔼可亲。
He is much too gentle and has not used his power.他太温和了,没有使用过他的权力。
You must be gentle when holding a little baby.抱小孩时要轻柔。
The slope is quite gentle.这坡度相当平缓。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseThe soap is gentle enough for your skin.这种肥皂对皮肤很柔和。
She is gentle in manner.她举止文雅。
She is unusually soft and gentle to him.她对他的态度特别温柔。
He is kind and gentle to the weak.他对弱者总是友好和善。
Mothers are usually gentle with their babies.母亲对自己的婴儿总是很温柔。S+be+～+for sb+to- vThe slope is gentle enough for you to walk up.这斜坡不太陡,你可以走上去。Pgentlemann.绅士先生Pgentlenessn.温顺柔和亲切Pgentlewomann.良家妇女淑女贵妇人Pgentlewomanlya.贵妇人的淑女似的Pgentlemanlikea.绅士的绅士派头的Pgentlefolksn.出身高贵的人上流人士Pgentlewomanlikea.贵妇人的淑女似的Pungentlemanlya.无绅士风度的不像绅士的非绅士的无教养的Pgentlemenpl.出身高贵的人有教养的人绅士有身份的人阁下先生男人n.男厕所
adj.形容词
gentle的基本意思是“性情温和的”,即为人友善,待人温和、亲切,不给人以冷峻、不敢与之接近的感觉,也可指人的行为和修养“文雅的,有礼貌的”,还可指“温顺的; 和缓的”。 gentle在句中可用作定语或表语。 gentle的比较级和最高级是gentler和gentlest。
形容词98%,名词2%
用作形容词We've never met suchgentlepeople.我们从来没有遇到这样温和的人。
My mother is a kind andgentlewoman.我的母亲是一位心地善良、性情温和的妇女。
Thegentlemusic can relax him.轻柔的音乐能使他放松。
Agentlebreeze stirred the leaves.微风吹动了树叶。
The dog is sogentlethat I am not afraid of it.这只狗如此温顺,因此我不感到害怕。
She isgentlelike a lamb.她像只小羊羔一样温顺。
My new teacher is a verygentleperson.我的新老师是一个温文尔雅的人。
He is a mangentlein manner but firm in action.他是一个举止文雅但行动坚决的人。
He was a person ofgentleblood.他出身名门。adj.having a mild or kind nature
同义词 affable,amiable,benign,compassionate,considerate,cool,genial,humane,mellow,moderate,placid,pleasant,quiet,soft,tame,tendercultivated,disciplined,domesticated,pleasing,taught,trainedagreeable,biddable,bland,docile,dove-like,easy,kindly,laid back,lenient,manageable,meek,merciful,pacific,peaceful,pliable,softhearted,sweet-tempered,sympathetic,temperate,tractable,warmhearted
反义词 agitated,callous,cruel,disagreeable,excited,hard,harsh,hateful,healthy,irritable,loud,mean,merciless,rough,severe,surly,uncompassionate,unfeeling,unfriendly,unhappy,unkind,violent,wildcrude,low,odorous,putrid,sharp,strong,troubledadj.mild, temperate in effect on senses
同义词 calm,delicate,mellow,mild,moderate,muted,placid,quiet,serene,slight,slow,smooth,soft,soothing,subdued,tender,tranquilfaint,hushed,light,lowbalmy,bland,clement,easy,feeble,gradual,halcyon,imperceptible,lenient,low-pitched,low-toned,peaceful,sensitive,untroubled
反义词 agitated,boisterous,callous,coarse,excited,fierce,hard,harsh,healthy,intelligent,loud,noisy,rough,roused,significant,smart,strong,troubled,turbulent,uncontrolled,violent,wild,heavycrude,odorous,putrid,sharp,unkindadj.of noble birth
同义词 courteous,elegant,genteel,politecultured,polished,refinedaristocratic,blue-blooded,Brahmin,highborn,highbred,noble,upper-class,well-born,well-bred
反义词 impolite,rough,rude,uncivil,unmannerly,unrefined,unsophisticatedcrude,harsh,loud,low,odorous,putrid,sharp,strong,troubled,unkind,violent,wild
affableadjective friendly
amiable,amicable,approachable,benevolent,benign,breezy,civil,clubby,congenial,cordial,courteous,genial,good-humored,good-natured,gracious,kindly,mild,nice,obliging,pleasant,polite,sociable,urbane,warm
benignadjective mild, especially describing weather
auspicious,balmy,bright,favorable,fortunate,gentle,healthful,propitious,refreshing,temperate,warm
bit by bitadjective gradual
drop-by-drop,gentle,gradational,gradual,moderate,moderated,slow,steady,step-by-step,unhurried
blandadjective friendly, gracious
affable,amiable,civilized,congenial,courteous,gentle,good-natured,ingratiating,oily,pleasant,smooth,suave,unctuous,unemotional,urbane
break inverb train in new skill
accustom,condition,educate,gentle,get used to,habituate,initiate,instruct,prepare,tame
broke inverb train in new skill
accustomed,conditioned,educated,gentled,get used to,habituated,initiated,instructed,prepared,tamed Be firm, but gentle; and teach your child as you go along.
但是，请温和的坚持下去，并教会你的孩子与你一同前进。 yeeyan
The force on a solar sail is gentle, if not feeble, but unlike a rocket, which fires for a few minutes at most, it is constant.
在太阳帆上的力如果说不是软弱的那么至少可以说是温和的，但不同于火箭仅仅只燃烧几分钟，它是持久的。 yeeyan
A Chinese woman wants to reinforce her understated, gentle femininity as well as her desire to move forward and stand up.
一个中国女人既想强调她朴实温柔的女人味，也想强调其对于向前进和站起来的欲望。 yeeyan
Am I inside or on a veranda with a gentle breeze?
我是在房间里，还是在吹着柔和的微风的走廊上？ yeeyan
Brush your hand softly on her cheek, run your fingers through his hair, give a soft hug, a gentle squeeze of the hand, or a quick kiss.
用手轻轻的摩挲她的面颊，用手指抚弄他的头发，来一个轻轻的拥抱，温柔的握紧他的手，或是一个蜻蜓点水的吻。 edu.sina.com.cn
But add some meat or other protein to the bread and the glucose absorption rate becomes a gentle curve.
但在面包里加点肉或者其它蛋白质食物，葡萄糖吸收率则呈现出一个温和的曲线。 yeeyan
I choose to be gentle.
我选择温和的作风。 putclub
I wanted to hurry and ride her, but I remembered what Keno Carter said about being slow and gentle.
我想要催促而且骑她，但是我记得基诺卡特有关慢的和温和说的. putclub
Jane is of such a gentle nature.
简的性格十分温柔。《21世纪大英汉词典》
Keep the volume low and only listen to quiet and gentle music at this time of night.
把音量调低，在这样的夜晚，就只听那些安静且温和的音乐。 yeeyan
Nothing can ruffle her gentle disposition.
她的温和性格使她遇到任何事情都不会恼火。《21世纪大英汉词典》
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
你们作仆人的，凡事要存敬畏的心顺服主人。不但顺服那善良温和的，就是那乖僻的也要顺服。 ebigear
So be as gentle with yourself as you would a friend who just ended a primary relationship.
所以对自己温柔一些，就像你对待一个刚刚结束了一段重要关系的朋友一样。 yeeyan
Start the day with a cup of fresh water with lemon for a gentle cleanse.
喝一杯新鲜的柠檬水，给身体来一次温和的清洁，开始新的一天。 yeeyan
The long cruel winter came to an end at last, yielding to a gentle warm.
漫长的严冬终于接近尾声，被柔和温暖的气候所取代。《21世纪大英汉词典》
The gentle curve of the plywood louver creates its own structural brace and rigidity while softening the daylight around its profile.
百叶窗的柔和曲线的胶合板创建其自身的结构支撑和刚度，同时围绕日光其轮廓。 yeeyan
This troubled her, and in her manner she was all the more gentle and anxious for her children, as if she loved them very much.
这给她造成了困扰，尽管从表面上，她对孩子们表现出比以往更多的温柔和关切，好象是她有多么疼爱他们似的。 ecocn
What the two books have in common is a lighthearted style and a gentle way of giving good management advice through storytelling.
两本书相同的地方在于用讲故事的方式，用一钟轻松和温和的方式给出了很好的管理建议。 ibm |