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Benign French 7095.Benign 英 Bɪ'Naɪn]美 Bɪ'Naɪn 释义 Adj

正面 7095.benign
英 [bɪ'naɪn]美 [bɪ'naɪn]

背面
释义:
adj. 良性的;和蔼的,亲切的;吉利的n. (Benign)人名;(俄)贝尼根
例句:
1. 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。

1. malign <====> benign.
benign 善良的词根bene, 好。zero-grade词根gn, 出生, 词源同gene. 指出生好的,有教养的。
benign (adj.)early 14c., from Old French benigne (12c., "kind, benign, merciful, gracious;" Modern French bénin, fem. bénigne), from Latin benignus "kindly, kindhearted, friendly, generous," literally "well born," from bene "well" (see bene-) + gignere "to bear, beget," from genus "birth" (see genus). For similar sense evolution, compare gentle, kind (adj.), generous. Related: Benignly."

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