If someone is mild-mannered, they are gentle and polite. They do not shout, they do not push, and they do not pick fights.

If someone is mild-mannered如果一個人mild-mannered，they are gentle and polite代表他很溫和、有禮貌。They do not shout他不會大吼大叫，they do not push不會硬推，and they do not pick fights也不會找人吵架。

Mild here means not fierce or harsh; the second half comes from manners, the way you behave with other people. English often uses it of people who look quiet on the outside — a teacher, an office worker, the neighbour who always says please.

Mild here means not fierce or harsh這裡的mild是指不兇、不嚴厲；the second half comes from manners後半段的mannered來自manners，the way you behave with other people也就是你跟別人相處的方式。English often uses it of people who look quiet on the outside英文常用它來形容外表看起來很安靜的人 — a teacher, an office worker, the neighbour who always says please老師、上班族，或那種總是說「請」的鄰居。

Comic books made a set phrase famous: a mild-mannered reporter, for a quiet person who has a surprising other side. It is a kind description, not an insult.

Comic books made a set phrase famous漫畫讓一個固定用語變得很有名：a mild-mannered reporter溫和有禮的記者，for a quiet person who has a surprising other side指那種看起來安靜、卻有令人意外另一面的人。It is a kind description這是個善意的描述，not an insult不是罵人的話。

Though actually, it can also sound a little as if you are saying this person seems harmless, almost too quiet to be dangerous. It is an adjective, and it keeps the hyphen.

Though actually不過其實，it can also sound a little它聽起來也可能有點像 as if you are saying this person seems harmless在說這個人看起來人畜無害，almost too quiet to be dangerous安靜到不可能有威脅性。It is an adjective它是個形容詞，and it keeps the hyphen而且中間的連字號要保留。