gently

B2 大学 FREQ #4311

adv. 温和地, 温柔地, 轻轻地, 逐渐地

发音

/ˈd͡ʒɛntli/
US /ˈd͡ʒɛ̃ɾ̃li/
US /ˈd͡ʒɛnli/

词形变化

gentlier 比较级 gentlier gentliest more gently 比较级 gentliest 最高级 most gently 最高级

别名

gentilly gentlely

教材释义与例句

副词

轻轻地；温柔地，温和地

释义与例句

adv. B2
  1. 1.

    In a manner characterized by gentleness

    Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.

  2. 2.

    In a manner characterized by gentleness

    In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree.

  3. 3.

    In a manner characterized by gentleness

    Quietly: without much noise or motion.

  4. 4.

    From a gentle or high-class family.

    历史

    gently born

  5. 5.

    In the manner of one of gentle birth; in a manner that reflects the traditional virtues of the gentry: courteously, nobly.

    废旧

词汇关系

副词

同义词 3

softly lightly mildly

相关短语

fuck me gently with a chainsaw let someone down gently 给某人留面子 letting someone down gently lets someone down gently

词源

From Middle English gentilly, gentlych, gentilliche, equivalent to gentle + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.

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