Soft

[sɒft] or [sɔft]

解釋/意思:

(adj.) not brilliant or glaring; 'the moon cast soft shadows'; 'soft pastel colors'; 'subdued lighting' .

(adj.) willing to negotiate and compromise .

(adj.) out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; 'he was too soft for the army'; 'flabby around the middle'; 'flaccid cheeks' .

(adj.) yielding readily to pressure or weight .

(adj.) compassionate and kind; conciliatory; 'he was soft on his children' .

(adj.) (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') .

(adj.) (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected .

(adj.) (of sound) relatively low in volume; 'soft voices'; 'soft music' .

(adj.) not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons); 'soft targets' .

(adj.) using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation; 'soft data'; 'the soft sciences' .

(adj.) (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value; 'the market for computers is soft' .

黛尔編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(superl.) Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.

(superl.) Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth; delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.

(superl.) Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines.

(superl.) Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent contrast; as, soft hues or tints.

(superl.) Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.

(superl.) Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible; gentle; kind.

(superl.) Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.

(superl.) Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.

(superl.) Gentle in action or motion; easy.

(superl.) Weak in character; impressible.

(superl.) Somewhat weak in intellect.

(superl.) Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.

(superl.) Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.

(superl.) Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap; as, soft water is the best for washing.

(superl.) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); -- opposed to hard.

(superl.) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v, etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.

(n.) A soft or foolish person; an idiot.

(adv.) Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.

(interj.) Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.

厄玛編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Impressible, yielding, not firm, not hard.[2]. Plastic, pliable, easily moulded.[3]. Smooth, delicate, fine, not rugged, not rough.[4]. Compliant, submissive, irresolute, facile.[5]. Mild, gentle, bland, kind, lenient, tender, not harsh, not severe.[6]. Simple, silly, foolish, weak.[7]. Quiet, easy, light.[8]. Mellifluous, dulcet, clear, flowing.

interj. Hold, stop, not so fast.

手打:穆里尔

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Yielding, pressible, impressible, smooth, delicate, fine, sleek, glossy, mild,gentle, balmy, kind, feeling, flexible, effeminate, luxurious, unmanly, tender,irresolute, undecided

ANT:Hard, tough, stubborn, unyielding, rigid, unimpressible, rough, coarse, harsh,abrupt, ungentle, rigorous, cutting, severe, unkind, unfeeling, sharp,inflexible, stern, austere, ascetic, self-denying, resolute, determined

校對:菲利斯

解釋/意思:

adj. easily yielding to pressure: easily cut or acted upon: malleable: not rough to the touch: smooth: pleasing or soothing to the senses: easily yielding to any influence: mild: sympathetic: gentle: effeminate: gentle in motion: easy: free from lime or salt as water: bituminous as opposed to anthracitic of coal: unsized of paper: wet rainy: warm enough to melt ice thawing: (phon.) pronounced with a somewhat sibilant sound not guttural or explosive: vocal or sonant: not bony cartilaginous not spinous: soft-rayed soft-shelled: of silk having the natural gum cleaned or washed off—opp. to Hard.—n. a silly person a fool.—adv. gently: quietly.—interj. hold! not so fast!—adjs. Soft′-bod′ied having a soft body; Soft′-con′scienced having a sensitive conscience.—v.t. Soft′en to make soft or softer: to mitigate: to tone down make less glaring make smoother in sound.—v.i. to grow soft or softer.—ns. Soft′ener; Soft′ening.—adjs. Soft′-eyed having gentle or tender eyes; Soft′-finned having no fin-spines.—n.pl. Soft′-goods cloth and cloth articles as opposed to hardware &c.—adjs. Soft′-hand′ed having soft hands unused to work slack in discipline; Soft′-head′ed of weak intellect; Soft′-heart′ed kind-hearted: gentle: meek.—n. Soft-heart′edness.—adj. Soft′ish rather soft.—adv. Soft′ly.—n. Soft′ness.—v.t. Soft′-saw′der (U.S.) to flatter blarney.—n. flattery.—v.t. Soft′-soap to flatter for some end.—n. flattery.—adj. Soft-spō′ken -voiced having a mild or gentle voice: mild affable.—n. Soft′y a silly person a weak fool.—A soft thing a snug place where the pay is good and the work light.

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