英语词汇“benign”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

be·nign

(bĭ-nīn)

adj.

a. Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless: a benign chemical; benign indifference.

b. Of no danger to health; not malignant or disease-causing: a benign tumor.

2. Tending to exert a beneficial influence; favorable: a policy with benign consequences for the economy.

a. Gentle or kind: "a world regarded as the creative product of a benign God" (Nicholas Rescher).

b. Showing gentleness or kindness: a benign smile. See Synonyms at kind¹.

[Middle English benigne, from Old French, from Latin benignus; see genə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

be·nignly adv.

单词	benign
释义	be·nign (bĭ-nīn) adj. 1. a. Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless: a benign chemical; benign indifference. b. Of no danger to health; not malignant or disease-causing: a benign tumor. 2. Tending to exert a beneficial influence; favorable: a policy with benign consequences for the economy. 3. a. Gentle or kind: "a world regarded as the creative product of a benign God" (Nicholas Rescher). b. Showing gentleness or kindness: a benign smile. See Synonyms at kind¹. [Middle English benigne, from Old French, from Latin benignus; see genə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] be·nignly adv.
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