| 单词 | gentle |
| 释义 | gentle adj., v., & n. --adj (gentler, gentlest) 1. not rough; mild or kind, esp. in temperament. 2. moderate; not severe or drastic (a gentle rebuke; a gentle breeze). 3. (of birth, pursuits, etc.) honourable, of or fit for people of good social position. 4. quiet; requiring patience (gentle art). 5. archaic generous, courteous. --vtr. 1. make gentle or docile. 2. handle (a horse etc.) firmly but gently. --n a maggot, the larva of the meat-fly or bluebottle used as fishing-bait. Derivatives gentleness n. gently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF gentil f. L gentilis: see GENTILE |
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