benign是什么意思,benign怎么用

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📰 外刊例句

Then a combination of forces, some malign (war and political upheaval) and some benign (increased education) squeezed inequality to the lows of the 1970s. 种种因素的合力,有的有害(战争和政治动乱),有的有益(不断提升的教育水平),将不平等状况压至20世纪70年代的低点。

—— 《经济学人》

—— 《纽约时报》


📖 基本释义

[adjective] gentle and kindly
[形容词] 温柔和善的


💡 深入解读

Benign 一词源自拉丁语benignus(和蔼的、善良的、友善的、慷慨的,字面义指“出身好的”),14世纪初经古法语benigne(和蔼的、良善的、仁慈的、慈祥的)进入英语。其本义也是用来指人“和善的、善良的、宽厚的、慈祥的”,常作正式用语使用,较常用词 kind 更为温和、安详和仁慈,多用于形容上级或年长者而非平辈,

比如:

一位和蔼的老师

a benign teacher

The benign old lady smiled, as though solaced by the memory.慈祥的老妇人笑了,仿佛在往事的回忆中得到了安慰。

从这个概念出发, benign 常引申指气候、环境、条件等“温和的、宜人的”以及结果、影响、迹象等“有益的、有利的、吉利的”,也就意味着令人愉快或者使事物很容易发生,比如:温和的气候

a benign climate

The decrease of the patient's fever was a benign sign.病人退烧是个好迹象。

It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour.但更多的是用在医学领域表示肿瘤等“良性的”或者疾病等“无危险的、不危及生命的”,即疾病是温和的,不会对健康或生命造成威胁,或者说不会癌变,比如:这不是癌症,只是良性肿瘤。

America and Japan have settled back into a policy of benign neglect of their currencies.而常见搭配 benign neglect 则是用来表示“善意忽视、不作为、顺其自然”,常作贬义指处理问题的方式是什么都不做,指望问题能够自行解决,比如:美国和日本又回到了不作为货币政策的老路。

The most beautiful words in the English language aren't "I love you" but "it's benign."名人名言

congenial: (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own temperate: relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures benignant: kindly and benevolent英语中最美妙的词句不是“我爱你”,而是“它是良性的。”出自美国著名导演、编剧、演员伍迪·艾伦(Woody Allen)。同近义词


🔍 同近义词

  • congenial: (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own
  • temperate: relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures
  • benignant: kindly and benevolent
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