tenderness

英 ['tendənɪs]

美

n.  温柔; 柔情; 压痛; 柔和

TOEFL医学

BNC.10448 / COCA.11011

英英释义

noun

• a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
• a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
  Synonym:softheartedness
• a positive feeling of liking
  1. he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
  2. the child won everyone's heart
  3. the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
  Synonym:affectionaffectionatenessfondnessheartwarmnesswarmheartednessphilia
• warm compassionate feelings
  Synonym:tenderheartedness
• a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
  1. the best results are generally obtained by inserting the needle into the point of maximum tenderness
  2. after taking a cold, rawness of the larynx and trachea come on
  Synonym:sorenessrawness

双语例句

• I love the tenderness and humor in his illustrations.
  我喜欢他插画的温和与幽默。
• But I think she is kind of vague and tenderness of the woman.
  但我觉得她就是那种暧昧和柔情的女子。
• I was so touched by the tenderness in this scene that the tears flowed.
  我被这一幕感动了，眼泪随之泛滥。
• He was a good man, full of tenderness for everyone.
  他是个好人，对任何人都充满了善心。
• My heart overflowed with tenderness.
  我的心里充满了柔情。
• The seed companies therefore sacrifice tenderness and taste to harvesting and storage qualities.
  种子公司就为满足收获和贮存的要求而牺牲产品的柔嫩和滋味。
• Have you no faith in my wisdom, in my tenderness, in my solicitude for your future?
  难道你不相信我的智慧与我的慈爱吗？不相信我对你的前途的关切吗？
• The beauty, courage and tenderness of animals teach us something new in our day today life.
  动物的美丽，勇气和柔情教我们新的东西在我们今天生活。
• Honesty, sincerity, tenderness and trust.
  诚实，真挚，温柔与信任。
• If tenderness and truth could last.
  即便温柔和忠诚能延续。