英语词汇“gentleness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gentle /jenˈtl/

adjective

Mild and refined in manners

Mild in disposition or action

Amiable

Soothing

Moderate

Gradual

Well-born, from a good family (archaic)

transitive verb

To ennoble (obsolete)

To make gentle

To handle gently

noun

A well-born person (obsolete)

A trained falcon

Hence a peregrine falcon (masc terˈcel-genˈtle; fem falˈcon-genˈtle)

A soft maggot used as bait in angling

ORIGIN: OFr (Fr) gentil, from L gentīlis belonging to the same gens or clan, later, well-bred; see genteel

genˈtlehood noun (archaic)

Position or character attaching to good birth

genˈtleness noun

genˈtlenesse noun (obsolete)

Same as gentilesse

gentˈly adverb

gentle breeze noun (meteorology)

A wind of force 3 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 8 to 12mph

genˈtlefolk plural noun

People of good family

gentle-heartˈed adjective

Having a gentle or kind disposition

genˈtleman noun see separate entry.

gentle reader noun

Courteous reader, an old-fashioned phrase common in the prefaces of books

genˈtlewoman noun see separate entry.

the gentle craft