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

• She felt that his tenderness, his passion, and his love were real.
  她感到他的温存、他的情感和他的爱都是真挚的。
• Honesty, sincerity, tenderness and trust.
  诚实，真挚，温柔与信任。
• Their tenderness and sorrow must add to her distress.
  她们的体贴和伤心会增加她的苦恼。
• The condition mainly strikes women and can cause severe pain and tenderness in muscles, ligaments and tendons.
  纤维肌痛主要在女性发生，可以导致肌肉，韧带和肌腱的严重疼痛。
• In the still, dark world in which I lived there was no strong sentiment or tenderness.
  显然，在我生活的寂静、黑暗的世界里，是没有强烈的柔情和关爱的。
• My heart overflowed with tenderness.
  我的心里充满了柔情。
• If tenderness and truth could last.
  即便温柔和忠诚能延续。
• We'll face anything with tenderness.
  我们将用温柔去面对一切。
• The pain and tenderness in the muscles can be very severe and is an aid to diagnosis.
  疼痛和压痛在肌肉，可以是很严重的是援助，以诊断。
• I love the tenderness and humor in his illustrations.
  我喜欢他插画的温和与幽默。