资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tender \Ten"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tendered}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Tendering}.] [F. tendre to stretch, stretch out, reach,
   L. tendere. See {Tend} to move.]
   1. (Law) To offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, in
      order to save a penalty or forfeiture; as, to tender the
      amount of rent or debt.

   2. To offer in words; to present for acceptance.

            You see how all conditions, how all minds, . . .
            tender down Their services to Lord Timon. --Shak.