tolerance
/ˈtɒlərəns/noun
1
- mass noun the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with忍受; 容忍, 宽容, 宽恕：
the tolerance of corruption
对腐败的纵容
an advocate of religious tolerance.
宗教宽容的提倡者。
1.1
- the capacity to endure continued subjection to something, especially a drug, transplant, antigen, or environmental conditions, without adverse reaction（尤指对药品、移植、抗原或环境状况的）耐（受）性; 忍耐（力）：
the desert camel shows the greatest tolerance to dehydration
沙漠骆驼对脱水表现出最强的忍耐力
species were grouped according to pollution tolerance
物种按照耐污染能力分组
count noun various species of diatoms display different tolerances to acid.不同种类的硅藻对酸表现出不同的耐受力。
1.2
- diminution in the body's response to a drug after continued use耐药性; 抗药力。
2
- an allowable amount of variation of a specified quantity, especially in the dimensions of a machine or part（尤指机器、零件的）公差; 容限：
250 parts in his cars were made to tolerances of one thousandth of an inch.
他汽车里头的250个部件公差被限至1‰英寸。
词源
late Middle English （denoting the action of bearing hardship， or the ability to bear pain and hardship）： via Old French from Latin tolerantia, from tolerare （see TOLERATE）.