English Dictionary

gently

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈd͡ʒɛntli/

副詞

歴史的 廃用

Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly. / Quietly: without much noise or motion. / (historical) From a gentle or high-class family.

日本語の意味

強い力や素早さを伴わず、柔らかく・軽やかに / 静かに、あまり騒がずに / （歴史的に）穏やかで上品な家系に由来する

She gently closed the book and placed it on the bedside table.

彼女は本をそっと閉じて、枕元のテーブルに置きました。

意味（1）

Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.

First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour.

意味（2）

Quietly: without much noise or motion.

I look at the world, and I notice it's turning / While my guitar gently weeps / With every mistake, we must surely be learning / Still my guitar gently weeps

意味（3）

(historical) From a gentle or high-class family.

gently born

意味（4）

(obsolete) In the manner of one of gentle birth; in a manner that reflects the traditional virtues of the gentry: courteously, nobly.

gentlier （ comparative ）

more gently （ comparative ）

gentliest （ superlative ）

most gently （ superlative ）