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mild-mannered

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌmild-ˈmannered adjective  POLITEgentle and polite 举止温柔的;有礼貌的
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mild-manneredI doubt very much a mild-mannered Captain Stubing is at the helm of that ship.They are not, it turns out, the mild-mannered fellows they were believed to be.a mild-mannered, kind manSuddenly, the mild-mannered little man didn't look green any more - he looked positively dangerous.There D'Arcy met an affable, mild-mannered man whom Roquelaure introduced simply as Hubert.But womanizing and drinking to the extent he did was not the behaviour of a mild-mannered man.Many thought the mild-mannered Mr Junejo would obediently follow Gen Zia's orders.He plays Roscoe Bigger a mild-mannered shop teacher who was a schoolyard terror, nicknamed Fang, during his formative years.Murphy, considered a mild-mannered sort, is getting tough.
ˌmild-ˈmannered adjectiveChineseSyllable
and Corpus polite gentle


mild-mannered
ˌmild-ˈmannered adjective
gentle and polite


mild-manneredBrE /ˌmaɪld ˈmænəd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmaɪld ˈmænərd/ 🔊 adjective(of a person ) gentle and not usually getting angry or violent 温和的;随和的