benign
benign 英 [bɪˈnaɪn] 美 [bɪˈnaɪn]
adj. 和蔼的；良性的
He smiled benignly. 他露出了和蔼的笑容。
benign tumor 良性肿瘤
- Someone or something that is benign is gentle, kind, mild, or unharmful: a benign soul wouldn't hurt a fly.
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- adj. 和蔼的；良性的
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1. He smiled benignly.
他露出了和蔼的笑容。
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2. benign tumor
良性肿瘤
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3. They are normally a more benign audience.
他们通常是更为和善的观众。
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4. They enjoyed an especially benign climate.
他们那里的气候十分宜人。
- benign (adj.) early 14c., from Old French benigne "kind, benign, merciful, gracious" (12c., 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" (from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget"). For similar sense evolution, compare gentle, kind (adj.), generous. Related: Benignly.
be·nign / bɪˈnaɪn ; NAmE bɪˈnaɪn / adjective 1 ( formal) (of people 人 ) kind and gentle; not hurting anybody 善良的；和善的；慈祥的 2 ( medical 医 ) (of tumoursgrowing in the body 体内生长的肿瘤 ) not dangerous or likely to cause death 良性的 OPP malignant ▶ be·nign·ly / bɪˈnaɪnli ; NAmE bɪˈnaɪnli / adverb ◆ He smiled benignly. 他露出了和蔼的笑容。 be·nign / bɪˈnaɪn ; NAmE bɪˈnaɪn / be·nign·ly / bɪˈnaɪnli ; NAmE bɪˈnaɪnli /
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