tender

英 ['tendə] 美 ['tɛndɚ]

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解释

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

※ 提供单词"tender"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

1. Steam the carrots until they are just beginning to be tender.: 将胡萝卜蒸至刚好变软。

2. 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。

3. If the meat is marbled with fat it should be tender.: 如果是五花肉的话，应该比较嫩。

4. It is a beautiful meat, very lean and tender.: 这块肉很好，又瘦又嫩。

5. To reconstitute dried tomatoes, simmer in plain water until they are tender.: 要泡开西红柿干，需要将其放在清水中用文火炖，直到它们变软。