(gentler, gentlest)
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- (of a person) mild in temperament or behaviour; kind or tender温和的; 和蔼可亲的; 温柔的：
he was a gentle, sensitive man.
他是个和蔼而又善解人意的人。
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- archaic (of a person) noble or having the qualities attributed to noble birth; courteous; chivalrous〈古〉品格高尚的; 门第高的, 出身高贵的; 谦恭有礼的; 仁心侠胆的。
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- moderate in action, effect, or degree; not harsh or severe（动作、影响或程度）轻缓的; 温和的; 不厉害的：
a little gentle persuasion
和风细雨般的劝说
a gentle breeze.
和风。
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- (of a slope) gradual（坡度）平缓的, 不陡的：
a gentle embankment.
坡度平缓的堤坝。
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- make or become gentle; calm or pacify使（或变）温柔; （使）平静; 宽慰：
no obj. Cobb's tone gentled a little.科布的语气缓和了一些。
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- with obj. touch gently轻触：
her lips were gentling his cheek.
她的嘴唇轻触着他的面颊。
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- with obj. make (an animal) docile by gentle handling（以温和的方式）驯服（动物）：
a bird that has been gentled enough to sit on the hand.
被调教得可立于掌上的鸟儿。
派生词
gentleness
noungently
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French gentil 'high-born, noble', from Latin gentilis 'of the same clan' （see GENTLE）. The original sense was 'nobly born', hence 'courteous, chivalrous', later 'mild, moderate in action or disposition' （mid 16th cent.）.