| 释义 |
gentle /'djentl; 'dsentl/ adj (-r, -st) 1 mild, quiet, careful; not rough, violent, severe: 和善的; 友善的; 温柔的; 温和的; 文雅的; 轻轻的： a ~ nature/heart/ look/voice/call/touch; 温和的性情 (仁慈的心肠; 和善的面貌; 柔和的声音; 低声的呼唤; 轻轻的触摸); ~ manners; 温和的态度; a ~ breeze; 和风; a ~ heat, ie not too hot; 暖和; a ~ slope, ie not steep, 不太陡的斜坡。 2 (of a family) with good social position: (指家庭) 有社会地位的： a person of ~ birth. 出身名门的人。 '~folk n pl persons of ~ birth. 出身名门的人; 有身分的人; 上流人士。 ~ness n |