gentle

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'
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