gentle
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.tl̩/ 形容词 A2中文： 斯文、有礼貌、客气
- Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. · Stuart is a gentle man; he would never hurt you.
- Soft and mild rather than hard or severe. · I felt something touch my shoulder; it was gentle and a little slimy.
- Docile and easily managed. · We had a gentle swim in the lake.· a gentle horse
- Gradual rather than steep or sudden. · The walks in this area have a gentle incline.
- Polite and respectful rather than rude. · He gave me a gentle reminder that we had to hurry up.
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That night came Aunt Ellen, gentle, sentimental, wrinkled, sighing, oppressed by wealth, in to Brother Anthony at his evening paper, and began discourse on the subject of lovers’ woes.
“I could love a man with dark and kind blue eyes, who is gentle and respectful to poor girls, who is handsome and good and does not try to flirt.
The worth of a bull is little, but Bagheera’s honor is something that he will perhaps fight for,” said Bagheera in his gentlest voice.
They drank at the tanks and made the water all muddy, and then they fought over it, and then they would all rush together in mobs and shout: “There is no one in the jungle so wise and good and clever and strong and gentle as the Bandar-log.
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