soft-hearted

/ˌsɒft ˈhɑːtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌsɔːft ˈhɑːrtɪd/ (ame, ipa)

soft-hearted — 形容詞

1. having a gentle, caring nature that makes you feel sympathy for others in diffic

1.形容詞B2
釋義

心軟的；有同情心的

容易同情他人，不忍拒絕或傷害

having a gentle, caring nature that makes you feel sympathy for others in difficulty and want to help them, even when doing so may not be practical or wise.

例句

The soft-hearted teacher gave her students extra time to finish the test.

那位心軟的老師給了學生們更多時間完成考試。

collocation: soft-hearted + [role noun]

Mei-Lin felt too soft-hearted to turn away the stray cat on her doorstep.

Mei-Lin 覺得自己太心軟了，不忍心把門口的浪貓趕走。

pattern: too + soft-hearted + to-infinitive

同義詞
  • tender-hearted

    very similar; slightly more emotional or sentimental

  • compassionate

    more formal; implies active concern and action to relieve suffering

  • kind

    broader and more general; does not specifically imply being easily moved to pity

反義詞
  • hard-hearted

    direct opposite; lacking sympathy or compassion

  • cold-hearted

    stronger than hard-hearted; suggests deliberate cruelty or indifference

文法句型

soft-hearted + noun

too + soft-hearted + to-infinitive

be + soft-hearted + preposition

用法筆記

Commonly used with roles that involve authority or judgment (teacher, judge, manager) to highlight a contrast between the expected sternness and actual kindness. Frequently follows 'too' to express an excess of sympathy.

常見錯誤

❌He is a soft heart person.
✅He is a soft-hearted person.
💡The compound adjective must be hyphenated and end with '-ed'.
❌She is soft-heart.
✅She is soft-hearted.
💡The adjective form is always 'soft-hearted', never 'soft-heart'.