mild-mannered
mild-mannered — 形容詞
1. describes a person who has a calm, gentle character and does not easily become a
性情溫和
性格溫柔平靜，不易發怒
describes a person who has a calm, gentle character and does not easily become angry, upset, or aggressive, even in difficult situations
Sahil, a mild-mannered nurse, spoke softly to calm the frightened child in the emergency room.
性情溫和的護士 Sahil 輕聲安撫急診室裡受驚嚇的孩子。
mild-mannered + role (nurse)
The mild-mannered librarian remained patient when a group of teenagers laughed and talked loudly.
這位性情溫和的圖書館員在一群青少年大聲嬉鬧時仍然保持耐心。
mild-mannered before noun describing character
Even after the referee made a bad call, the mild-mannered coach walked away without arguing.
即使裁判做出了不利的判決，這位性情溫和的教練也沒有爭吵就離開了。
Lakshmi is so mild-mannered that her coworkers often ask her to handle angry customers.
Lakshmi 性情十分溫和，她的同事經常請她去處理生氣的顧客。
Hugo's mild-mannered approach to parenting helped his children learn to solve problems calmly.
Hugo 溫和的教養方式幫助孩子們學會冷靜解決問題。
- gentle
more common and general; describes any soft or kind quality, not limited to a person's overall character
- even-tempered
specifically describes someone who stays calm and does not get angry easily; more formal
- placid
suggests a naturally calm and untroubled nature; can sound slightly literary
- hot-tempered
describes someone who becomes angry quickly and easily
- aggressive
describes someone who behaves in a forceful or hostile way
文法句型
mild-mannered + noun
be + mild-mannered
用法筆記
Always written with a hyphen, whether the compound appears before a noun (a mild-mannered teacher) or after a linking verb (the teacher is mild-mannered).