Gentleness

(noun.) acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered; 'his fingers have learned gentleness'; 'suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby'; 'even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough'.

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• Meg saw the girls glance at it and then at one another, and her cheeks began to burn, for with all her gentleness she was very proud. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• She has the gentleness of the dove, Mr Fledgeby. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• What could more delightfully prove that the warmth of her heart was equal to its gentleness? 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Harriet was not insensible of manner; she had voluntarily noticed her father's gentleness with admiration as well as wonder. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• People were surprised at his gentleness to the boy. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The heavenly gentleness of his smile made his apologies irresistible. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• He received everything I said with patience and gentleness, but it all rebounded from him without taking the least effect. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• She had even learnt to detect, in the very gentleness which had first delighted her, an affectation and a sameness to disgust and weary. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• They have more gentleness. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• She raised her eyes for a moment as she said the words; and then they fell again, in all their gentleness and mildness, on his face. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• I asked, with the utmost possible gentleness, as soon as I had done. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Still, the gentleness with which he treated me during the rest of the day, went somehow to my heart. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Mr. van der Luyden looked at him with extreme gentleness. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• He expressed great gentleness and kindness for my father's state, and I am sure he felt it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Your dog is a philosopher who judges by the rule of knowing or not knowing; and philosophy, whether in man or beast, is the parent of gentleness. 柏拉图. 理想国.

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