tender
英 ['tendə]
美['tɛndɚ]
- adj. 温柔的；柔软的；脆弱的；幼稚的；难对付的
- n. 偿付，清偿；看管人；小船
- vt. 提供，偿还；使…变嫩；使…变柔软
- vi. 投标；变柔软
词态变化
复数: tenders;第三人称单数: tenders;过去式: tendered;过去分词: tendered;现在分词: tendering;比较级: tenderer;最高级: tenderest;副词: tenderly;名词: tenderness;
助记提示
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.
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。
英英释意
- 1. something used as an official medium of payment
- 2. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- 3. a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
- 4. car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- 5. a boat for communication between ship and shore
- 6. ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
英文词源
- tender
- 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.
同义词辨析
gentle, mild, soft, tender, moderate
这些形容词均含有"温和的，柔和的"之意。
gentle： 指温柔、亲切、优雅。常含有节制和意味。
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。
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。
moderate： 中性词，指温和稳健，有节制，不走极端。
考试真题
- Of course, I had heard that genius could show itself at an early age, so I was only slightly taken aback that I had achieved perfection at the tender age of 14.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Of course, I had heard that genius could show itself at an early age, so I was only slightly taken aback that I had achieved perfection at the tender age of 14.
2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- Most young boys have been trained to believe that men who show tender feelings are considered to be feminine and weak.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文
词组搭配
tender mercies
used ironically to imply that someone cannot be trusted to look after or treat someone else kindly or well
(讽)听天由命，任人摆布
they have abandoned their children to the tender mercies of the social services.
他们遗弃了孩子，任其在社会福利中听天由命。
put something out to tender
seek offers to carry out work or supply goods at a stated fixed price
招标
实用场景例句
- tender words
- 亲切的话语
牛津词典
- What he needs now is a lot of tender loving care (= sympathetic treatment) .
- 他现在需要的是充分的关心和爱护。
牛津词典
- This meat is extremely tender.
- 这肉嫩得很。
牛津词典
- tender young plants
- 娇嫩的幼苗
牛津词典
- He left home at the tender age of 15.
- 他15岁离家，还少不更事。
牛津词典
- She shouldn't be having to deal with problems like this at such a tender age .
- 她小小年纪涉世未深，实在还不该处理这样的问题。
牛津词典
- Cleaning services have been put out to tender (= companies have been asked to make offers to supply these services) .
- 清扫工作已经对外招标。
牛津词典
- a competitive tender
- 具有竞争力的投标
牛津词典
- Local firms were invited to tender for the building contract.
- 当地的公司被邀请投标承包建筑工程。
牛津词典
- He has tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister.
- 他已向首相递交辞呈。
牛津词典
- Her voice was tender, full of pity...
- 她的声音很温柔，充满了怜爱。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Patients may not receive the tender, loving care once associated with a hospital stay.
- 病人们可能享受不到以前住院时那种悉心体贴的照顾。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He had become attracted to the game at the tender age of seven.
- 他在7岁的小小年纪就喜欢上了这项运动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the loss of her father at such a tender age.
- 如此幼小的年纪就失去了父亲
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Cook for a minimum of 2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
- 至少煮两个小时，或一直煮到肉变烂为止。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...tender young dwarf beans.
- 幼嫩的四季豆
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- My tummy felt very tender...
- 我的肚子一碰就很疼。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Treat any tender points by massaging.
- 用按摩法治疗疼痛部位。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Builders will then be sent the specifications and asked to submit a tender for the work...
- 建筑商们将会收到说明书，并被邀请参与该项目投标。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Some services are now compulsorily put out to tender.
- 现在，有些服务项目必须进行招标。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He tendered for and was awarded the contract.
- 他参与竞标，并赢得了合同。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She quickly tendered her resignation...
- 她很快递交了辞呈。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He took his wallet from his inside coat pocket and tendered the permit.
- 他从外套内兜里掏出钱包，出示了许可证。
柯林斯高阶英语词典