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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

        • There is adamancy in tenderness!
          温柔中透着坚强!
        • On the one hand, it can be associated with love, affection, and tenderness.
          一方面,它与爱,爱情和温柔相联系;
        • My heart overflowed with tenderness.
          我的心里充满了柔情。
        • She said her prayers, her heart full of love and tenderness.
          她祷告着,心中充满了爱与温柔。
        • 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。
        • She felt that his tenderness, his passion, and his love were real.
          她感到他的温存、他的情感和他的爱都是真挚的。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。