(1) tender意为“温和，温柔，亲切，仁慈，深情”。
- She has a tender heart and would never hurt anyone.
她心地仁慈，不愿伤害任何人。 - The mother was very tender towards her children.
母亲对孩子们很温和。
(2) tender-hearted指“心肠软的”。
- She's very tender-hearted about those poor people.
对那些穷人她心肠很软。 - Though he talks rough, he has a tender heart/is tender-hearted — he always feels sympathy for the poor.
虽然他说话很粗，但心肠软——他总是同情穷人。
(3) ①gentle可作“温柔的，温和的，友善文雅的”解。
- She is a very gentle person, who never loses her temper.
她是个温柔的人，从来不会发脾气。 - He has a gentle nature/heart.
他性格温和。/他有一颗温柔的心。
②gentle还作“轻柔的，不猛烈的”解。
- There was a gentle breeze among the trees.
微风轻轻地拂过树林。 - We climbed up a gentle slope.
我们爬上一个缓坡。
(4) kind意为“亲切的，和蔼的，慈爱的，善良的”，指对别人怀有或表现出体贴、同情或爱的。
- They have always been kind to me.
他们一直对我很好。 - Will you be kind enough/so kind as to hold the bike for me?
你能好心地帮我扶一下自行车吗？ - It was kind of you to help me.
你来帮我真是太好了。
(5) kind-hearted指“好心的，仁慈的”，指有和蔼性情、富有同情心的。
- He is the kindest-hearted person I know.
他是我知道的那种好心的人。
(6) kindly可用作副词，意为“亲切地，和善地”；也可作形容词，意思是“和蔼的，亲切的，善良的”。
- He was a kindly man, ready to help those less fortunate than himself.
他是一个善良的人，乐于帮助比自己不幸的人。 - She had a kindly smile and a manner wholly natural.
她有一副和蔼可亲的笑容，样子从容自然。
(7) ①warm可作“热情，亲切”解。
- He used to be a very warm person.
他以前是位热心人。 - She has a warm heart; she is a kind person.
她有一副热心肠，是一个好人。
②warm有时等于heated，表示“热烈的，激烈的”。
- His speech prompted a warm argument.
他的讲话引起了激烈的争论。
(8) warm-blooded表示“热血的，热情的”。
- He used to be a warm-blooded person when he was young.
年轻时他也曾是个热血男儿。 - When I was young and warm-blooded , I was passionate about many things that don't interest me now.
遥想当年，我热情澎湃，对许多现在压根提不起兴趣的东西都怀有满腔的热情。
(9) warm-hearted表示“热心肠的，亲切热情的”。
- A warm-hearted woman took him in, gave him food and clothing and sent him to school.
一个热情亲切的女人收留了他，给他吃的和穿的，还供他上学。
(10) well-disposed意为“友善的，怀有好意的，有好感的，乐于助人的”。
- The manager was well disposed (well-disposed) towards the young new comer.
经理对新来的年轻人很友善。 - Most people seem to be well-disposed towards the new cabinet.
大部分人对新内阁还是怀有好感的。
