gently

adv

• ① 像有身分的人似地;有教养地
  • gently born [bred]出身名门的,有身分的

• ② 温柔地;亲切地;轻轻地;逐渐地
  • He shook her gently.他轻轻地摇她。
  • The hill sloped gently down to the lake.那座小山逐渐地下斜到湖边。