单词 | tolerance |
释义 | tolerance (tɒlərəns ) Word forms: tolerances 1. uncountable noun Tolerance is the quality of allowing other people to say and do as they like, even if you do not agree or approve of it. [approval] ...his tolerance and understanding of diverse human nature. [+ of] ...the acceptance and tolerance of other ways. Synonyms: broad-mindedness, charity, sympathy, patience 2. uncountable noun [noun NOUN] Tolerance is the ability to bear something painful or unpleasant. There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection. ...a low tolerance of errors. [+ of] 3. variable noun If someone or something has a tolerance to a substance, they are exposed to it so often that it does not have very much effect on them. People can develop tolerances to allergens. [+ to] Quotations: Live and let liveWallenstein's Camp Tolerance is only another name for indifference Tolerance should really be only a temporary attitude; it must lead to recognition Collocations: degree of tolerance First-time voters have detected a degree of tolerance in the debate. Times, Sunday Times These involved a degree of tolerance for vehicles that might occasionally swing over adjacent land or drive over verges on either side of a roadway. Times, Sunday Times But living in urban proximity demands a high degree of tolerance and humour from all of us. Times, Sunday Times The amount of caffeine needed to produce effects varies from person to person, depending on body size and degree of tolerance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In practice, the degree of tolerance varied by time and place. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This country prides itself on liberal values of tolerance. Times, Sunday Times Periodically, the agendas of some faith schools are exposed as being at odds with the values of tolerance and education. Times, Sunday Times Run by a charity, its pupils are taught the values of tolerance and resilience. Times, Sunday Times Where are the brave, idealistic politicians appealing to our values of tolerance and decency instead of the grubby votecatchers playing to our lowest instincts? Times, Sunday Times The policy purports to uphold our fundamental values of tolerance and respect towards those with different faiths and beliefs. Times, Sunday Times More importantly, it would be a betrayal of the fundamental virtue of tolerance. Times, Sunday Times Conversely, how can those who proclaim the virtue of tolerance avoid undermining their claim with an implicit endorsement of moral nihilism? Christianity Today Democracy has been cheated, and the great civic virtue of tolerance eroded, by self-perpetuating civil and military elites, alternately sharing and disputing power. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 宽容 Japanese: 寛大さ |
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