tenderness

英 ['tendənɪs]

美

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
• a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
  Synonym:softheartedness
• 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
• warm compassionate feelings
  Synonym:tenderheartedness
• 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！
• 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。
• We'll face anything with tenderness.
  我们将用温柔去面对一切。
• I love the tenderness and humor in his illustrations.
  我喜欢他插画的温和与幽默。
• Their tenderness and sorrow must add to her distress.
  她们的体贴和伤心会增加她的苦恼。
• We have tenderness, we have intimacy, we connect.
  我们有温柔，我们有亲密我们灵犀相通。
• Daddy's? and mummy's tenderness was influenced Li Yu deeply.
  爸爸的坚强和妈妈的善良从小就深深的影响着李钰。
• 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；
• The seed companies therefore sacrifice tenderness and taste to harvesting and storage qualities.
  种子公司就为满足收获和贮存的要求而牺牲产品的柔嫩和滋味。
• She said her prayers, her heart full of love and tenderness.
  她祷告着，心中充满了爱与温柔。