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 pain and tenderness in the muscles can be very severe and is an aid to diagnosis.
  疼痛和压痛在肌肉，可以是很严重的是援助，以诊断。
• I'll show her a little tenderness* After I eat.
  等我吃饱了，我会对她温柔点。
• We have tenderness, we have intimacy, we connect.
  我们有温柔，我们有亲密我们灵犀相通。
• 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。
• 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。
• My heart overflowed with tenderness.
  我的心里充满了柔情。
• 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；
• 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；
• She felt that his tenderness, his passion, and his love were real.
  她感到他的温存、他的情感和他的爱都是真挚的。
• There is adamancy in tenderness!
  温柔中透着坚强！