tameness
/teym/US // teɪm //UK // (teɪm) //
驯服性,驯服,驯服度,驯养
Related Words
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
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tam·er, tam·est.
- : changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- : without the savageness or fear of humans normal in wild animals; gentle, fearless, or without shyness, as if domesticated: That lion acts as tame as a house cat.
- : tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person or the disposition.
- : lacking in excitement; dull; insipid: a very tame party.
- : spiritless or pusillanimous.
- : not to be taken very seriously; without real power or importance; serviceable but harmless: They kept a tame scientist around.
- : brought into service; rendered useful and manageable; under control, as natural resources or a source of power.
- : cultivated or improved by cultivation, as a plant or its fruit.
v.有主动词 verb
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tamed, tam·ing.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
In the animal kingdom, besides the elephants, I was much struck by the number and tameness of the ravens of Ceylon.
Sir Orlando had been a little carried away by his own eloquence and the Duke's tameness, and had interrupted the Duke.
Correct tameness is the usual character of classical allusion in authors well versed in classical studies.
Lengthening the pause without increasing the touch suggests tameness, sluggishness, or dullness of thought.
Long may he endure to enliven the drear tameness of civilization with a memory of the world's old wildness.
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