| 单词 | gentle |
| 释义 | gentle (once / 52 pages) 1adjv 2adjv 3adj Use the adjective gentle to describe something that is soothing or kind, like a person with a tender nature or the soft sound of light rain. The word gentle traces back to the Latin word gentlis, meaning “of the same clan,” and at first the world was used to describe people belonging to distinguished families, who were seen as courteous and noble. Nowadays you’re more likely to hear the word used to refer to things that are calm, moderate, and without harshness. The word is often applied to people, but it can be used more broadly to describe anything that is mild, such as "a gentle detergent" or "a gentle reminder." WORD FAMILYgentle: gentility, gentled, gentlely, gentleness, gentler, gentles, gentlest, gentling, gently, ungentle+/gentility: gentilities/gentleness: gentlenesses/ungentle: ungently USAGE EXAMPLESActually, though, Adams was a gentle and sensitive man, a rare opponent of the anti-Asian racism dominating the Australian labour movement. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The gentle piano music starts as the doorbell chimes. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) A gentle and wry bow-tied lawyer and stalwart of countless civic boards, Tom Lewis wears his gentility lightly. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe a gentle reprimand a vein of gentle irony poked gentle fun at him Syn soft mild moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme 2adj having little impact gentle rain a gentle breeze Syn easy, soft light of little intensity or power or force 3adj having or showing a kindly or tender nature the gentle touch of her hand her gentle manner was comforting a gentle sensitive nature gentle blue eyes Syn kind having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior 4adj quiet and soothing a gentle voice a gentle nocturne Syn soft (of sound) relatively low in volume 5adj easily handled or managed Syn docile tame, tamed brought from wildness into a domesticated state 6v cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of Syn|Hyper appease, assuage, conciliate, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize make calm or still 7v stroke soothingly 2Hyper pet stroke or caress gently 1adj belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy of gentle blood Syn aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, patrician noble of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times 2v give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper ennoble, entitle baronetise, baronetize confer baronetcy upon lordmake a lord of someone dub, knightraise (someone) to knighthood advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade give a promotion to or assign to a higher position adj marked by moderate steepness a gentle slope Syn easy gradual (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt |
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