搜尋結果
gentle
- IPA[ˈjen(t)əl]
美式
- having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character;moderate in action, effect, or degree; not harsh or severe
- make or become gentle; calm or pacify;make (an animal) docile by gentle handling
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character he was a gentle, sensitive man her gentle voice 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. moderate in action, effect, or degree; not harsh or severe a gentle breeze a little gentle persuasion 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a slope) gradual a gentle embankment 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. archaic (of a person) noble or having the qualities attributed to noble birth; courteous and chivalrous. 同義詞 反義詞
動詞
- 1. make or become gentle; calm or pacify Cobb's tone gentled a little
- ▪ make (an animal) docile by gentle handling a bird that has been gentled enough to sit on the hand