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gentle a.温和的，慈祥的 gentle (adj.) early 13c., "well-born," from Old French gentil "high-born, noble, of good family" (11c., in Modern French "nice, graceful, pleasing; fine pretty"), from Latin gentilis "of the same family or clan," from gens (genitive gentis) "race, clan," from root of gignere "beget," from PIE root *gen- "produce" (see genus). Sense of "gracious, kind" (now obsolete) first recorded late 13c.; that of "mild, tender" is 1550s. Older sense remains in gentleman. 【记】gentleman 先生们，绅士们

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['dʒentl] 【英】 adj. 温和的,慈祥的(mild; kind; careful)【考】 反义词: truculent(兇残的)【例】 a gentle person adj. 友善的, 和蔼的 = mild = kind = amiable; 温和的, 温柔的, 温驯的 = docile; 有教养的, 优雅的 = refined【反】truculent(adj 好战兇猛的)

单词	gentle
音标	['dʒentl]
解释	a.温和的，慈祥的
红宝书	【英】 adj. 温和的,慈祥的(mild; kind; careful) 【考】反义词: truculent(兇残的) 【例】 a gentle person
字源	gentle (adj.) early 13c., "well-born," from Old French gentil "high-born, noble, of good family" (11c., in Modern French "nice, graceful, pleasing; fine pretty"), from Latin gentilis "of the same family or clan," from gens (genitive gentis) "race, clan," from root of gignere "beget," from PIE root *gen- "produce" (see genus). Sense of "gracious, kind" (now obsolete) first recorded late 13c.; that of "mild, tender" is 1550s. Older sense remains in gentleman.
不择手段背单词	adj. 友善的, 和蔼的 = mild = kind = amiable; 温和的, 温柔的, 温驯的 = docile; 有教养的, 优雅的 = refined 【反】truculent(adj 好战兇猛的)
趣味全助记	【记】gentleman 先生们，绅士们

Gentle Adj French Clan Root Sense Dʒentl A.温和的，慈祥的