benign
英[b?'na?n]
美[b?'na?n]
- adj. 良性的；和藹的，親切的；吉利的
- n. (Benign)人名；(俄)貝尼根
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?benignly;
助記提示
1. malign <====> benign.
中文詞源
benign 善良的
詞根bene, 好。zero-grade詞根gn, 出生, 詞源同gene. 指出生好的，有教養(yǎng)的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons.
- 我們服的藥相對來說藥性溫和，但是我們卻在把它們變成毒藥。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This plunge came in a time of relatively benign economic conditions.
- 這次大跌出現(xiàn)在相對良好的經(jīng)濟環(huán)境下。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They enjoyed an especially benign climate.
- 他們那里的氣候非常宜人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They are normally a more benign audience.
- 他們通常觀看時比較溫和。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Martha is a benign old lady.
- 瑪莎是個仁慈的老婦人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》