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单词 benign
释义
benign
bɪnn bɪˈnaɪn
1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 和蔼的;温和的;慈祥的 You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless. 和蔼的;温和的;慈祥的
  • They are normally a more benign audience.

    他们通常观看时比较温和。

  • Critics of the scheme take a less benign view.

    对该方案的批评就没有这么温和了。

SYN benevolent, kind, kindly, warm
benignly
  • I just smiled benignly and stood back.

    我只是和善地笑了笑,站到了后面。

2 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 没有危害的 A benign substance or process does not have any harmful effects. 没有危害的
  • We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons.

    我们服的药相对来说药性温和,但是我们却在把它们变成毒药。

3 ADJ [usually ADJ n] (肿瘤)良性的 A benign tumour will not cause death or serious harm. (肿瘤)良性的 [medicine]
  • It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour.

    这不是癌症,只是良性肿瘤。

SYN harmless, innocent, superficial, innocuous
4 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (条件、环境)良好的,宜人的 Benign conditions are pleasant or make it easy for something to happen. (条件、环境)良好的,宜人的
  • They enjoyed an especially benign climate.

    他们那里的气候非常宜人。

  • This plunge came in a time of relatively benign economic conditions.

    这次大跌出现在相对良好的经济环境下。

5 PHRASE 不作为;善意忽视;顺其自然 If you describe someone's approach to a problem as one of benign neglect, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing nothing and hoping that the problem will solve itself. 不作为;善意忽视;顺其自然 [disapproval]
  • America and Japan have settled back into a policy of benign neglect of their currencies.

    美国和日本又回到了不作为货币政策的老路。

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