gentle中文意思

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gentle
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gentle¹
◙ (gentler, gentlest)
1. (of a person) mild in temperament or behaviour; kind or tender
• 温和的；和蔼可亲的；温柔的
»he was a gentle, sensitive man.
  他是一个和蔼而又善解人意的人。
  (archaic)(of a person) noble or having the qualities attributed to noble birth; courteous; chivalrous
• [古] 品格高尚的；门第高的，出身高贵的；谦恭有礼的；仁心侠胆的
2. moderate in action, effect, or degree; not harsh or severe
• （动作、影响或程度）轻缓的；温和的；不厉害的
»a little gentle persuasion.
  和风细雨般的劝说。
»a gentle breeze.
  和风。
  (of a slope) gradual
• （坡度）和缓的
»a gentle embankment.
  坡度平缓的堤坝。
◙ verb
1. make or become gentle; calm or pacify
• 使（或变）温柔；（使）平静；宽慰
»[no obj.] Cobb's tone gentled a little.
  科布的语气变得柔和了一些。
  [with obj.] touch gently
• 轻触
»her lips were gentling his cheek.
  她的嘴唇轻触着他的面颊。
  [with obj.] make (an animal) docile by gentle handling
• （以温和的方式）驯服（动物）
»a bird that has been gentled enough to sit on the hand.
  被调教得可立于掌上的鸟儿。

【派生】

♦ gentleness noun
♦ gently adverb

【语源】

1. Middle English: from Old French gentil 'high-born, noble', from Latin gentilis 'of the same clan' (see gentle ). The original sense was 'nobly born', hence 'courteous, chivalrous', later 'mild, moderate in action or disposition' (mid 16th cent.)

gentle²
◙ noun
1. [Fishing] a maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait
• [渔] （尤指用作鱼饵的）丽蝇幼虫；蛆

【语源】

1. late 16th cent.: probably from an obsolete sense of the adjective, 'soft, pliant'