tol·er·ant
adjective/ˈtɒlərənt/
/ˈtɑːlərənt/
- tolerant (of/towards somebody/something) able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it
忍受的；容忍的；宽容的 - He has a very tolerant attitude towards other religions.
他对其他宗教持非常包容的态度。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1, Personal qualitiesc1, Social issuesc1- Mary was surprisingly tolerant of his annoying habits.
玛丽对他恼人的习惯出奇地宽容。 - Mares are surprisingly tolerant of the roughness and rudeness of their own offspring.
母马容忍后代粗暴和野蛮的程度教人意外。 - They need to be tolerant of other people.
他们需要宽容他人。 - an area known to be religiously tolerant
以宗教宽容度高而闻名的地区 - There is little chance of a tolerant democratic system emerging.
出现一个宽容的民主制度的可能性很小。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- of
- towards/toward
- He has a very tolerant attitude towards other religions.
- tolerant (of something) (of plants, animals or machines) able to survive or operate in difficult conditions
能在困难条件下生存（或操作）的；能耐…的 - The plants are tolerant of frost.
这些植物耐霜。
- The plants are tolerant of frost.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French tolérant, present participle of tolérer, from Latin tolerare. Compare with earlier intolerant.