☀ <font color="red">**轻微、略微、轻柔、温和的形容词:**</font>
<font color="sky blue">**slight**</font> [slaɪt]
<font color="orange">adj. 程度很小的,即轻微的:</font>slight increase, slight change, slight delay, slight difference 略微的增长;些微的变化;略微的拖延;些微的差异 / a slight headache 有点头疼 / The damage was slight. 损失很小。/ She takes offence at the slightest thing. 她动辄生气。/ the slightest hint 些微的迹象 / a slight improvement 轻微的改善 / She gave the slightest of smiles. 她微微笑了一下。
<font color="sky blue">**light**</font> [laɪt]
<font color="orange">adj. 1 常作前置定语,指(动作、活动等)轻盈的,轻柔的,柔和的,不太用力的:</font>She felt a light tap on her shoulder. 她感到有人在她肩上轻轻地拍了一下。/ the sound of quick light footsteps 轻快的脚步声 / You only need to apply light pressure. 你只要轻轻地一压就行了。<font color="orange">2(数量、程度、强烈程度等)少的或低的、轻的:</font>light traffic 来往车辆稀少 / The forecast is for light showers. 天气预报说有小阵雨。/ light winds 微风 / Trading on the stock exchange was light today. 证券交易今日交易量很少。
<font color="sky blue">**gentle**</font> ['dӡentl]
<font color="orange">adj. 1(天气、温度、时期等)不强烈或非极端的,如温和的:</font>gentle breeze 和风 / the gentle swell of the sea 缓慢起伏的海浪 / Cook over a gentle heat. 要用文火煮。/ He lived in a gentler age than ours. 他生活的时代比我们这个时代更平静祥和。<font color="orange">2 只有很弱的效果的;不强烈或不激烈的。如柔和的,平和的:</font>We went for a gentle stroll. 我们溜达去了。/ a little gentle exercise 少量较平和的运动 / This soap is very gentle on the hands. 这肥皂擦在手上非常柔和。/ The new treatments are gentle on your hair. 这些新的护理方法不伤头发。<font color="orange">3 不陡峭的,或不尖利的,可称为平缓的:</font>gentle slope, gentle curve, gentle angle 平缓的斜坡;平缓的弯道;平缓的角度
<font color="sky blue">**mild**</font> [maɪld]
<font color="orange">adj. 不严重的,不强烈的:</font>a mild punishment 轻微的责罚 / a soap that is mild on the skin 对皮肤刺激性不强的肥皂 / a mild drug 温和的药物 / a mild form of the disease 病情轻微 / The pain is comparatively mild at the moment. 这一刻疼痛比较轻微。
<font color="sky blue">**minor**</font> [ˈmaɪnə(r)]
<font color="orange">adj. [常用于名词前] 轻微的,不严重的:</font>minor injuries 轻伤 / Sarah had been plagued continually by a series of minor illnesses. 萨拉一直小病缠身。/ His mother had to go to the hospital for minor surgery. 他母亲得去医院做一个小手术。/ This is a very minor operation and there is very little risk involved. 这是个很小的手术,没有什么风险。/ youths imprisoned for minor offences 因犯轻罪而被关押的年轻人 / Western officials say the problem is minor, and should be quickly overcome. 西方官员称这个问题并不严重,应该很快就会解决。/ That's a relatively minor matter--we can leave it till later. 相对来说那是件小事,我们可以留待以后解决。
<font color="sky blue">**little**</font> ['lɪtl]
<font color="orange">adj. 只作前置定语,不重要的,微不足道的;不严重的:</font>little details 微小的细节 / little difficulties 小小的不便 / irritating little habits 恼人的小习惯
<font color="sky blue">**certain**</font> ['sə:tn]
<font color="orange">adj. 轻微的,微小的,显而易见却难以描述的:</font>to a certain extent 在一定程度上 / There was a certain coldness in her manner. 她的态度有点冷淡。
<font color="sky blue">**remote**</font> [rɪ'məʊt]
<font color="orange">adj. 微小的,细微的,相当于slight(常修饰chance和possibility,指机会或可能性微乎其微的):</font>a remote chance 一线机会 / a fairly remote possibility 微乎其微的可能性 / I don’t have the remotest idea what you’re talking about. 你在说什么我一点都不懂。
<font color="sky blue">**small**</font> [smɔ:l]
<font color="orange">adj. 程度不深的,即些微的,轻微的;也可指不重要的:</font>small error, small problem, small achievement, small change 小错误;小问题;小成就;小改动 / No detail was too small to escape her attention. 最微小的细节也逃不过她的注意力。
相关词义延伸:
· pretty还可指(问题、规则、争吵等)琐碎的、不重要的。也可指(人或行为)不太重要的、不太严重的。
周边词汇补充:
· modest可指不是很大(或昂贵、重要等)的;
· trivial可指不重要的、不严重的、不值得考虑的;
· trifling可指小且不重要的。如琐碎的、微不足道的。
☀ <font color="red">**轻微、略微、轻柔、温和的名词:**</font>
<font color="sky blue">**bit**</font> [bɪt]
<font color="orange">n. [sing.] [尤英] a bit用作副词,指有点儿,稍微,相当于a little:</font>These trousers are a bit tight. 这条裤子有点紧。/ It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend. 它比我预计的费用高了一点。/ He helped me a little bit in the afternoon. 下午他帮了我一点儿忙。/ I’m still just a bit confused. 我还是有点儿困惑。
<font color="sky blue">**touch**</font> [tʌtʃ]
<font color="orange">n. [sing.] a touch 可表示轻微地;稍许:</font>The music was a touch too loud for my liking. 这音乐有点太吵,不合我的口味。
<font color="sky blue">**shade**</font> [ʃeɪd]
<font color="orange">n. [sing.] 一点点;略微。相当于touch:</font>He was feeling a shade disappointed. 他略感失望。
☀ <font color="red">**轻微、略微、轻柔、温和的其它词性:**</font>
<font color="sky blue">**little**</font> ['lɪtl]
<font color="orange">adv. 1 稍许;略微:</font>I slept very little last night. 昨晚我几乎没怎么睡。/ Little did I know that this spelled the end of my career. 我一点也没想到这会断送了我的职业生涯。<font color="orange">2 a little (bit) 程度很小地:</font>These shoes are a little (bit) too big for me. 我穿这双鞋太大了一点。/ He walked a little by himself in the garden. 他在花园里独自散了会儿步。/ He was a little bit afraid of his father’s reaction. 他有点害怕他父亲的反应。/ They spoke very little. 他们说话不多。
<font color="sky blue">**some**</font> [sʌm, səm, sm]
<font color="orange">adv. [美,非正式] 到某种程度上,如稍微,有点:</font>He needs feeding up some. 他需要多吃些东西补一补。/ ‘Are you finding the work any easier?’ ‘Some.’ “你是不是觉得工作顺手一些了?”“是顺手一些了。”
<font color="sky blue">**least**</font> [li:st]
<font color="orange">det., pron. 常用the least,(程度)最轻的:</font>How others see me is the least of my worries. 别人怎么看我,我一点都不在乎。<font color="orange">adv. 程度最小地,如最少,最小,微不足道等:</font>He always turns up just when you least expect him. 他总是在你最意料不到的时候出现。/ She chose the least expensive of the hotels. 她挑了一家最便宜的旅馆。
<font color="sky blue">**rather**</font> ['rɑːðə]
<font color="orange">adv. 与一个动词连用以减弱语气,如有点儿、稍微:</font>I rather suspect we’re making a mistake. 我有点儿怀疑我们正在犯错误。/ We were rather hoping you’d be able to do it by Friday. 我们希望你最好能在星期五之前做这件事。
相关词义延伸:
· gentle还可指安静且善良的,或做起事来安静而细心的;
· light还可指(行动的结果)不严重的、(惩罚)轻的;
· mild还可指天气温和的、情感轻微的、思维轻微的、人或其行为和善的、味道淡的。也可指一种淡味啤酒;
· slight还可指无需重视的,微不足道的;
· delicacy可指(行为的)温柔、仔细;
· touch还可指非常少的量,即一点儿、少许。
周边词汇补充:
· breath可指少量或微量的…、轻微的迹象。也可指空气的轻微流动;
· brush可指与某人短暂的不友好,即小冲突。或可指让人稍有不快的场合;
· delicate可指颜色柔和的、味道清淡的、气味清香的。也可指表现出(或需要)熟练的技巧(细心、或小心处理)的;
· edge可指略微增加(或减少);
· piano可指(弹奏或演唱)轻柔地;
· shade可指(抽象事物的)略有差异的形式。也可指(在竞赛中)以微弱优势取胜,即险胜。
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