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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

        • I know very well that you can have no tenderness for me;
          我很明白你对我不可能有什么温情;
        • I'll show her a little tenderness* After I eat.
          等我吃饱了,我会对她温柔点。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • If tenderness and truth could last.
          即便温柔和忠诚能延续。
        • Honesty, sincerity, tenderness and trust.
          诚实,真挚,温柔与信任。
        • 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。
        • 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?
        • 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;
        • There is adamancy in tenderness!
          温柔中透着坚强!