记忆方法
1. tender (adj.): tend- + -er. 应该是由于很柔软、很细嫩、很纤弱的东西很容易拉伸，由此引申形容那些很容易拉伸、很容易因拉伸而受伤、一拉就痛的的东西。
2. 即：the things that can be stretched easily, or it could be easily painful by stretching.
3. 用一个不存在但很贴切的词形容就是：非常的*stretchable.
4. tender (v.): tend- + -er. => stretch, stretch out, hold out, offer.
5. tender (n.): tend (a shortening form of attend) + -er => tender.
2. 即：the things that can be stretched easily, or it could be easily painful by stretching.
3. 用一个不存在但很贴切的词形容就是：非常的*stretchable.
4. tender (v.): tend- + -er. => stretch, stretch out, hold out, offer.
5. tender (n.): tend (a shortening form of attend) + -er => tender.
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词族 · tender
中文词源
tender 投标，提议，建议
tend-,延伸，伸长，词源同 tend,extend.引申词义投标，建议。
tender 嫩的，柔软的，亲切的，和善的来自 tend-,变细，细长的，词源同 tenuous,thin.引申词义嫩的，柔软的，后用于指亲切的，和 善的。
英语词源
- tender
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tender: English has two distinct words tender, both of which go back ultimately to the Indo- European base *ten- ‘stretch’. The adjective, ‘delicate, fragile’ [13], comes via Old French tendre from Latin tener ‘delicate’, a descendant of *ten- and source also of English tendril [16] (etymologically a ‘tender’ shoot). The verb, ‘offer’ [16], comes from another Old French tendre, which went back to Latin tendere ‘stretch, hold out’ (source of English tend, tendency, etc).
=> tenant, tend, tendril - tender (adj.)
- "soft, easily injured," early 13c., from Old French tendre "soft, delicate; young" (11c.), from Latin tenerem (nominative tener) "soft, delicate; of tender age, youthful," from a derivative of PIE root *ten- "stretch" (see tenet), on the notion of "stretched," hence "thin," hence "weak" or "young." Compare Sanskrit tarunah "young, tender," Greek teren "tender, delicate," Armenian t'arm "young, fresh, green."
Meaning "kind, affectionate, loving" first recorded early 14c. Meaning "having the delicacy of youth, immature" is attested in English from early 14c. Related: Tenderly; tenderness. Tender-hearted first recorded 1530s. - tender (v.)
- "to offer formally," 1540s, from Middle French tendre "to offer, hold forth" (11c.), from Latin tendere "to stretch, extend" (see tenet). The retention of the ending of the French infinitive is unusual (see render (v.) for another example). The noun meaning "formal offer for acceptance" is from 1540s; specific sense of "money that may be legally offered as payment" is from 1740; hence legal tender "currency."
- tender (n.)
- "person who tends another," late 15c., probably an agent noun formed from Middle English tenden "attend to" (see tend (v.2)); later extended to locomotive engineers (1825) and barmen (1883). The meaning "small boat used to attend larger ones" first recorded 1670s.
权威例句
- 1. Steam the carrots until they are just beginning to be tender.
- 将胡萝卜蒸至刚好变软。
- 2. The staff are forbidden to tender for private-sector work.
- 工作人员不得投标承接私营部门的工作。
- 3. If the meat is marbled with fat it should be tender.
- 如果是五花肉的话，应该比较嫩。
- 4. It is a beautiful meat, very lean and tender.
- 这块肉很好，又瘦又嫩。
- 5. To reconstitute dried tomatoes, simmer in plain water until they are tender.
- 要泡开西红柿干，需要将其放在清水中用文火炖，直到它们变软。
词语辨析
【gentle, moderate, tender, mild, soft】
这组词都有“温和的，柔和的”的意思，其区别是：
gentle: 指温柔、亲切、优雅。常含有节制和意味。
moderate: 中性词，指温和稳健，有节制，不走极端。
tender: 和gentle意思很接近。指人的感情细腻、温情慈爱和有同情心，侧重心理素质。也可指物的柔嫩等。
mild: 用于人时，指天性温顺，脾气好，不放肆粗野；用于物时，主要指适度，程度上相当缓和给人以愉快感觉。
soft: 侧重柔软或安稳、光滑，使人不感到粗糙或严酷。
这组词都有“温和的，柔和的”的意思，其区别是：
gentle: 指温柔、亲切、优雅。常含有节制和意味。
moderate: 中性词，指温和稳健，有节制，不走极端。
tender: 和gentle意思很接近。指人的感情细腻、温情慈爱和有同情心，侧重心理素质。也可指物的柔嫩等。
mild: 用于人时，指天性温顺，脾气好，不放肆粗野；用于物时，主要指适度，程度上相当缓和给人以愉快感觉。
soft: 侧重柔软或安稳、光滑，使人不感到粗糙或严酷。