benign

英 [bɪˈnaɪn]

美 [bɪˈnaɪn]

adj.  善良的; 和善的; 慈祥的; 良性的

CET6考研TOEFLGRETEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.8679 / COCA.6988

牛津词典

adj.

• 善良的；和善的；慈祥的
  kind and gentle; not hurting anybody
• 良性的
  not dangerous or likely to cause death

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 和蔼的；温和的；慈祥的
  You usebenignto describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
  1. They are normally a more benign audience...
     他们通常观看时比较温和。
  2. 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
  Abenignsubstance or process does not have any harmful effects.
  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。
• ADJ （肿瘤）良性的
  Abenigntumour will not cause death or serious harm.
  1. 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
  Benignconditions are pleasant or make it easy for something to happen.
  1. They enjoyed an especially benign climate...
     他们那里的气候非常宜人。
  2. 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 ofbenign neglect, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing nothing and hoping that the problem will solve itself.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
  1. a benign smile
  2. the benign sky
  3. the benign influence of pure air
  Synonym:benignant
• kindness of disposition or manner
  1. the benign ruler of millions
  2. benign intentions
• not dangerous to health

双语例句

• 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。
• A pattern of micro molecules can distinguish pancreatic cancer from normal and benign pancreatic tissue, new research suggests.
  新研究表明，一种小分子可区分胰腺癌组织和正常或良性胰腺组织。
• Relatively small doses of radiation during infancy and childhood increase the risk of developing benign and malignant thyroid neoplasms.
  婴儿和儿童期相对小剂量照射增加良性和恶性甲状腺瘤危险。
• Tests showed the lump to be benign.
  检查表明肿块为良性。
• Critics of the scheme take a less benign view.
  对该方案的批评就没有这么温和了。
• A benign tumour will not cause you harm.
  良性肿瘤不会对你有害。
• Gastric precancerous lesions is the potential benign lesion of gastric carcinoma.
  胃癌前期病变是指具有胃粘膜癌变潜在可能性的良性病变。
• In this retrospective study, the researchers compared TEM with TA for both benign and malignant rectal masses.
  在这项回溯性分析研究中，研究者比较TEM与TA，针对良性与恶性直肠肿块进行研究；
• The old man had a benign smile.
  那位老人慈祥地笑了一笑。
• Therefore, soybean isoflavone may serve as the supplementary therapy and prevention for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
  大豆异黄酮可能对预防和辅助治疗前列腺增生有一定的作用。