the caressing of sth
用 of 引出被抚摸的对象，语气偏书面。
The caressing of the horse's neck soon quieted it.
抚摸马的脖子很快就让它安静下来。
抚摸；爱抚
爱抚。
A caress.
The mother's gentle caressing of her baby's forehead soothed him to sleep.
母亲轻柔地爱抚婴儿的额头，使他安然入睡。
用法提示：caressing 作为名词，表示爱抚的动作。
They shared a long, tender caressing that spoke more than words.
他们长久而温柔地相互爱抚，胜过千言万语。
用法提示：caressing 作为名词，描述亲密的肢体接触。
In the silent room, the only sound was the soft caressing of their hands.
安静的房间里，唯一的声音是他们双手轻柔的爱抚。
用法提示：caressing 作为名词，指代爱抚的动作本身。
用 of 引出被抚摸的对象，语气偏书面。
The caressing of the horse's neck soon quieted it.
抚摸马的脖子很快就让它安静下来。
可数名词，用 a/an 表示一次抚摸动作，常与 gentle、soft 等形容词连用。
He felt a gentle caressing on the back of his neck.
他感到颈后有一阵轻柔的爱抚。
复数形式 caressings 指多次爱抚的动作。
Her caressings were soft and unhurried.
她的爱抚轻柔而从容。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave her caressing on the cheek.
正确表达He gave her a caressing on the cheek.
caressing 在这里是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词 a；中文没有冠词，容易漏掉。加上 a 后表示‘一次爱抚’。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave him a gently caressing.
正确表达She gave him a gentle caressing.
caressing 是名词，名词要用形容词 gentle 来修饰，不能用副词 gently；gently 只能修饰动词或形容词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave the cat a few caressing.
正确表达She gave the cat a few caressings.
caressing 是可数名词，a few 后面必须接复数形式，所以要加 -s 变成 caressings。
caress 是原形，可作名词指一次爱抚，也可作动词；caressing 是 -ing 形式，作名词时强调抚摸/爱抚这一动作或过程。两者语义接近，区别主要在词形和句法，而不是感情强弱。
fondling 常暗示带有性意味或不当的抚摸，语域更敏感；caressing 可以是温柔、非性的爱抚。语境可改变色彩，不能把“fondling 一定不正当”当成绝对规则。
stroke 作名词常指用手顺着表面轻抚一下，动作可单次、可非情感，另有“中风”等常见义；caressing 强调带爱意的抚摸。两者有时可互换，但 stroke 更中性、更具体。
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