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

• Be not silent from any mistaken pity and tenderness for him;
  不要由于对他抱有错误的怜悯和温情而保持沉默吧；
• This does not mean that there is no personal relationship, with its affection, with its tenderness, with its encouragement and support.
  这并不意味着就没有私人关系了，没有慈爱，温柔，鼓励和扶持了。
• I believe this acceptance, this tenderness one has for others, is impossible without an acceptance of self.
  我相信人若不能接受自己，便不可能接受和善待他人。
• 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。
• Daddy's? and mummy's tenderness was influenced Li Yu deeply.
  爸爸的坚强和妈妈的善良从小就深深的影响着李钰。
• There is adamancy in tenderness!
  温柔中透着坚强！
• There was a tenderness that radiated from her that touched and ached me.
  从她的身上我可以感受到她辐射出的柔情，让我感动，让我心痛。
• Look in your beauty, eyes filled with tenderness and appreciation.
  凝视你的美，目光中充满温柔与欣赏。
• In the still, dark world in which I lived there was no strong sentiment or tenderness.
  显然，在我生活的寂静、黑暗的世界里，是没有强烈的柔情和关爱的。
• We'll face anything with tenderness.
  我们将用温柔去面对一切。