gentle

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a. 温和的, 文雅的

发音

UK /ˈdʒɛntl̩/
US /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/
US /ˈd͡ʒɛ̃ɾ̃l̩/

词形变化

gentles 复数 gentles gentled gentles 三单 gentling gentling 现在分词 gentled 过去式 gentled 过去分词 gentler 比较级 gentler gentlest more gentle 比较级 gentlest 最高级 most gentle 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

蛆，饵

动词

使温和，使驯服

形容词

温和的；文雅的

kind and careful in the way you behave or do things, so that you do not hurt or damage anyone or anything

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person of high birth.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A maggot used as bait by anglers.

  3. 3.

    A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.

v.
  1. 1.

    To become gentle.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To ennoble.

    废旧 及物
  3. 3.

    To break; to tame; to domesticate.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.

    及物
adj. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.

    斯文

    Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you.

  2. 2.

    Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.

    I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.

  3. 3.

    Docile and easily managed.

    斯文

    We had a gentle swim in the lake.

    a gentle horse

  4. 4.

    Gradual rather than steep or sudden.

    The walks in this area have a gentle incline.

  5. 5.

    Polite and respectful rather than rude.

    斯文

    有礼貌

    客气

    He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up.

  6. 6.

    Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

    古体

    1893-1897, Charles Kendall Adams (editor), Johnson's Universal Encyclopedia British society is divided into nobility, gentry, and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle, or simple.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

appease pacify placate assuage entitle conciliate ennoble gruntle lenify mollify

上位词 10

still quiet calm raise advance pet promote upgrade elevate lull

下位词 3

lord knight dub
形容词

同义词 8

easy blue soft aristocratic docile patrician aristocratical blue-blooded

近义相关 8

kind light soft noble mild tame tamed gradual

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English gentil (“courteous, noble”), from Old French gentil (“high-born, noble”), from Latin gentilis (“of the same family or clan”), from gens (“[Roman] clan”). Doublet of gentile, genteel, and jaunty.

来源：wiktionary