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tenderness

英 ['tendənɪs]

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
    1. a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
        Synonym:softheartedness
      1. 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
      2. warm compassionate feelings
          Synonym:tenderheartedness
        1. 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

        • 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?
        • 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。
        • We have tenderness, we have intimacy, we connect.
          我们有温柔,我们有亲密我们灵犀相通。
        • 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。
        • The gallbladder area has the mild tenderness or the buckle strikes the pain.
          胆囊区有轻度压痛或扣击痛。
        • My heart overflowed with tenderness.
          我的心里充满了柔情。
        • We'll face anything with tenderness.
          我们将用温柔去面对一切。
        • 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。
        • Their tenderness and sorrow must add to her distress.
          她们的体贴和伤心会增加她的苦恼。
        • 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。