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Benign Adj Graded Describe 例:They Problem 英[Bɪˈnaɪn 美[Bɪˈnaɪn Adj.温和的,仁慈的;善良的;有利于健康的;[医]良性的

单词 benign
音标
英[bɪˈnaɪn] 美[bɪˈnaɪn]
解释
adj.温和的,仁慈的;善良的;有利于健康的;[医]良性的;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
和蔼的;温和的;慈祥的
You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
例:They are normally a more benign audience...他们通常观看时比较温和。
例:Critics of the scheme take a less benign view.对该方案的批评就没有这么温和了。

ADJ-GRADED
没有危害的
A benign substance or process does not have any harmful effects.
例: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。

ADJ
(肿瘤)良性的
A benign tumour will not cause death or serious harm.
例:It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour.这不是癌症,只是良性肿瘤。

ADJ-GRADED
(条件、环境)良好的,宜人的
Benign conditions are pleasant or make it easy for something to happen.
例:They enjoyed an especially benign climate...他们那里的气候非常宜人。
例: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。

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.
例: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。
变形
adv:benignly~

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