a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
同义词:softheartedness
tenderness例句
A gentle touch or gesture of fondness, tenderness, or love.
爱抚,轻拍表示喜爱,温柔或爱慕的轻柔接触或手势
I should want not merely to see the outline of her face, so that I could cherish it in my memory, but to study that face and find in it the living evidence of the sympathetic tenderness and patience with which she accomplished the difficult task of my edu