释义 |
tolerate /tolˈə-rāt/ transitive verb- To endure, esp with patience or forebearance, to put up with
- To treat fairly, to accept (a person with different religious, political, etc beliefs or opinions)
- To allow to be done or to exist, to permit
- To be able to resist the (harmful) effects of (a drug)
ORIGIN: L tolerāre, -ātum, from tollere to lift up tolerabilˈity noun tolˈerable adjective - Endurable
- Passable
- Fairly good
tolˈerableness noun tolˈerably adverb tolˈerance noun - The ability to resist or endure pain or hardship
- The disposition, ability or willingness to be fair towards and accepting of different religious, political, etc beliefs and opinions
- The ability to tolerate and hence no longer benefit from the effects of a drug after prolonged use
- The permissible range of variation in values when measuring
tolˈerant adjective - Tolerating the beliefs, opinions, etc of others
- Enduring
- Capable of enduring (eg unfavourable conditions, a parasite, a drug) without showing serious effects (biology and medicine)
- Indulgent, permissive
- Favouring toleration
tolˈerantly adverb tolerāˈtion noun - The act of tolerating
- The allowance of what is not approved
- The freedom of a minority to hold and express political or religious opinions that differ from those of the majority
tolerāˈtionism noun tolerāˈtionist noun tolˈerātor noun tolerance dose noun (medicine) The maximum dose during radiotherapy that can be permitted to a specific tissue to minimize damage to an adjacent tissue |