tenderness

B2 大学 FREQ #11877

n. 柔软, 亲切, 柔和, 敏感, 易触痛 [医] 触痛

发音

US /ˈtɛn.dɚ.nɪs/
UK /ˈtɛn.də.nɪs/

词形变化

tendernesses 复数 tendernesses

别名

tendernesse DCAP-BTLS DCAPBLSTIC

教材释义与例句

名词

亲切；柔软；柔和；敏感；棘手

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    Quality, state or condition of being tender.

    可数 不可数

    He picked her up in his arms with great tenderness.

  2. 2.

    A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings.

    可数 不可数

    When the lovers were together, their cold indifference gave way to love and tenderness.

  3. 3.

    A concern for the feelings or welfare of others.

    可数 不可数

    When they saw the poor orphans, they were overwhelmed with tenderness for them.

    Everybody needs a little tenderness sometimes.

  4. 4.

    A pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.

    可数 不可数 医学

    He noted her extreme tenderness when he touched the bruise on her thigh.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

heart affection fondness affectionateness philia rawness softheartedness soreness tenderheartedness warmheartedness

上位词 10

feeling pain concern hurting compassion warmth fondness affectionateness compassionateness lovingness

下位词 8

respect regard attachment chafing chafe protectiveness rebound tenderness soft spot

相关短语

rebound tenderness [医] 反跳触痛

词源

From tender + -ness.

来源：wiktionary