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

• Tests showed the lump to be benign.
  检查表明肿块为良性。
• Their tumor pathologies included benign or malignant thymoma and teratoma.
  术后病理为良、恶性胸腺瘤和畸胎瘤。
• Most of these tumors are histologically benign, but some are malignant.
  大多数此种肿瘤在组织学上是良性的，但也有一些是恶性的。
• 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。
• 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。
• It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour.
  这不是癌症，只是良性肿瘤。
• 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。
• Conclusion Benign intratesticular cystic lesions can be identified with high-frequency ultrasound, which can serve as the first choice.
  结论高频超声可以对睾丸内良性囊性病变进行正确识别，可视为首选检查方法。
• Take it easy, this is a benign tumour.
  不用担心，这是个良性肿瘤。
• 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。