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

• Look in your beauty, eyes filled with tenderness and appreciation.
  凝视你的美，目光中充满温柔与欣赏。
• I'll show her a little tenderness* After I eat.
  等我吃饱了，我会对她温柔点。
• She said her prayers, her heart full of love and tenderness.
  她祷告着，心中充满了爱与温柔。
• I was so touched by the tenderness in this scene that the tears flowed.
  我被这一幕感动了，眼泪随之泛滥。
• The gallbladder area has the mild tenderness or the buckle strikes the pain.
  胆囊区有轻度压痛或扣击痛。
• I have a feeling of great tenderness for you.
  我对你有深切的柔情。
• The beauty, courage and tenderness of animals teach us something new in our day today life.
  动物的美丽，勇气和柔情教我们新的东西在我们今天生活。
• Be not silent from any mistaken pity and tenderness for him;
  不要由于对他抱有错误的怜悯和温情而保持沉默吧；
• 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。
• 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。