mild

常用用法

mild指不粗魯?shù)?、不?qiáng)烈的、不猛烈的、不過(guò)分的、愉快舒服的東西或事物。用于氣候,可指“暖和的”,即不像預(yù)期的那樣冷或既不太暖也不太寒。

這組詞的共同意思是“溫和的”。其區(qū)別在于:
1.用于人時(shí), gentle指溫和的舉動(dòng),出于自我克制或?qū)Ψ降捏w貼; mild則指出于本性; soft指人的性情是溫和的、寬厚的、心腸軟的、婉轉(zhuǎn)的。例如:
The boy has gentle spirit.那男孩舉止文雅。
He has too mild a nature to lose his temper.他性情溫和,不會(huì)發(fā)脾氣。
I think the courts are too soft with these young offenders.我認(rèn)為法院對(duì)這些犯法的年輕人太寬厚了。
2.用于物時(shí), gentle可指事物運(yùn)動(dòng)變化的緩和; mild指適度、祥和,給人愉快的感覺(jué); soft可指事物的表面的柔軟、光滑或聲音的溫和、較低的等。例如:
A warm, gentle breeze was coming from the sea.海面吹來(lái)一陣柔和的暖風(fēng)。
His eyes were no longer mild but glittered with a suppressed fury.他的目光不再溫和,而是迸射出壓抑的怒火。
The fur was as soft as velvet.這毛皮有如天鵝絨般軟滑。