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小词详解 | benign
benign 英 [bɪˈnaɪn] 美 [bɪˈnaɪn]
Then a combination of forces, some malign (war and political upheaval) and some benign (increased education) squeezed inequality to the lows of the 1970s.
种种因素的合力,有的有害(战争和政治动乱),有的有益(不断提升的教育水平),将不平等状况压至20世纪70年代的低点。
——《经济学人》Whatever this was, it wasn't going to be benign.
不管这是什么,它都不会是良性的。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 温柔和善的
一位和蔼的老师
a benign teacher慈祥的老妇人笑了,仿佛在往事的回忆中得到了安慰。
The benign old lady smiled, as though solaced by the memory.
温和的气候
a benign climate病人退烧是个好迹象。
The decrease of the patient's fever was a benign sign.
这不是癌症,只是良性肿瘤。
It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour.
美国和日本又回到了不作为货币政策的老路。
America and Japan have settled back into a policy of benign neglect of their currencies.
The most beautiful words in the English language aren't "I love you" but "it's benign."
英语中最美妙的词句不是“我爱你”,而是“它是良性的。”