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

• 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。
• I have a feeling of great tenderness for you.
  我对你有深切的柔情。
• Honesty, sincerity, tenderness and trust.
  诚实，真挚，温柔与信任。
• Have you no faith in my wisdom, in my tenderness, in my solicitude for your future?
  难道你不相信我的智慧与我的慈爱吗？不相信我对你的前途的关切吗？
• 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；
• If tenderness and truth could last.
  即便温柔和忠诚能延续。
• 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。
• 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。
• But I think she is kind of vague and tenderness of the woman.
  但我觉得她就是那种暧昧和柔情的女子。
• On the one hand, it can be associated with love, affection, and tenderness.
  一方面，它与爱，爱情和温柔相联系；