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

1 (adjective) in the sense of benevolent

Definition

showing kindliness

Critics of the scheme take a less benign view.

Synonyms

benevolent

a most benevolent employer

kind

He was a very kind man, full of common sense.

kindly

He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.

warm

We were instantly attracted by his warm personality.

liberal

friendly

He has been friendly to me.

generous

obliging

He was a most polite and obliging young man.

sympathetic

It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend.

favourable

compassionate

My father was a deeply compassionate man.

gracious

He is always a gracious host.

amiable

She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had seemed.

genial

He was a warm-hearted friend and a genial host.

affable

He is an extremely affable and approachable man.

complaisant

Opposites

bad

severe

harsh

stern

unpleasant

malicious

malign

unkind

unfavourable

unsympathetic

hateful

inhumane

disobliging

2 (adjective) in the sense of harmless

Definition

(of a tumour, etc.) able to be controlled

It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour.

Synonyms

harmless

working at developing harmless substitutes for these gases

innocent

It was probably an innocent question, but he got very flustered.

superficial

innocuous

Both mushrooms look innocuous, but are in fact deadly.

curable

inoffensive

He's a mild, inoffensive man.

not dangerous

remediable

Opposites

malignant

3 (adjective) in the sense of favourable

Definition

favourable

relatively benign economic conditions

Synonyms

favourable

favourable weather conditions

good

Biotechnology should be good news for developing countries.

encouraging

The results have not been very encouraging.

warm

moderate

beneficial

vitamins which are beneficial to health

clement

advantageous

Free exchange of goods was advantageous to all.

salutary

Going to therapy was a salutary experience.

auspicious

His career had an auspicious start.

propitious

the most propitious moment to launch the campaign

Opposites

bad

unlucky

unfavourable

单词	benign
释义	Trends of benign View usage for: benign (bɪnaɪn) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless. They are normally a more benign audience. Critics of the scheme take a less benign view. Synonyms: benevolent, kind, kindly, warm More Synonyms of benign benignly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] I just smiled benignly and stood back. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A benign substance or process does not have any harmful effects. We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A benign tumour will not cause death or serious harm. [medicine] It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour. Synonyms: harmless, innocent, superficial, innocuous More Synonyms of benign 4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Benign conditions are pleasant or make it easy for something to happen. They enjoyed an especially benign climate. This plunge came in a time of relatively benign economic conditions. 5. See benign neglect More Synonyms of benign benign in British English (bɪˈnaɪn) adjective 1. showing kindliness; genial 2. (of soil, climate, etc) mild; gentle 3. favourable; propitious 4. pathology (of a tumour, etc) not threatening to life or health; not malignant Derived forms benignly (beˈnignly) adverb Word origin C14: from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus, from bene well + gignere to produce benign in American English (bɪˈnaɪn) adjective 1. good-natured; kindly 2. favorable; beneficial 3. Medicine doing little or no harm; not malignant; specif., not cancerous benign tumors SIMILAR WORDS: kind Derived forms benignly (beˈnignly) adverb Word origin ME & OFr benigne < L benignus, good, lit., well-born < bene, well (cf. sense development of gentle) + genus, birth: see genus Examples of 'benign' in a sentence benign But under the surface, things look considerably less benign. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She looked at me blankly, with the kind of benign smile that suggested I might have imagined it. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The proteins could also distinguish between tumours that were benign and malignant. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It could have cost me my job had my bosses been less benign. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We are not in a benign economic environment. The Sun (2010) Why would something so benign feel so scary? Christianity Today (2000) He had a benign smile and forearms like hams. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This is presumably not a trend being reflected in the relatively benign employment statistics. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The curators of the exhibition take a more benign view. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Some benign tumours tend to become malignant. Mayes, Adrienne The Dictionary of Nutritional Health (1986) The privatisation programme is being launched against a relatively benign economic background. Times, Sunday Times (2006) These have been relatively benign and do not suggest any awful shocks to come. Times, Sunday Times (2015) How do they come to such a benign view? Times, Sunday Times (2016) He was first diagnosed with a benign tumour nine years ago. The Sun (2008) The effects so far look relatively benign. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But benign tumours account for nine in ten lumps. The Sun (2013) An alternative view is that the liquidity squeeze is symptomatic of less benign changes in the financial landscape. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But it is a benign something. Times, Sunday Times (2012) My quarry is rather less benign. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They are very common, entirely benign and harmless. The Sun (2014) His kind of Anglicanism is benign and pretty harmless. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The benign economic conditions now prevailing in the world could not last, he said. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Let's take a benign view of local conditions too. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The big question is what happens next year, when the outlook is much less benign. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The benign economic background since the mid-1990s is not inherently destined to continue. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A love of the familiar and the secure is a harmless emotion; benign, and yet powerful. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages benign British English: benign ADJECTIVE You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless. They are normally a more benign audience. American English: benign Brazilian Portuguese: benigno Chinese: 和善的 European Spanish: benévolo French: bienveillant German: gütig Italian: benevolo Japanese: 穏やかな Korean: 친절한 European Portuguese: benigno Latin American Spanish: benévolo Chinese translation of 'benign' benign (bɪˈnaɪn) adj [person, attitude] 仁慈的 (réncí de) (Med) 良性的 (liángxìng de) 1 (adjective) in the sense of benevolent Definition showing kindliness Critics of the scheme take a less benign view. Synonyms benevolent a most benevolent employer kind He was a very kind man, full of common sense. kindly He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man. warm We were instantly attracted by his warm personality. liberal friendly He has been friendly to me. generous obliging He was a most polite and obliging young man. sympathetic It may be that he sees you only as a sympathetic friend. favourable compassionate My father was a deeply compassionate man. gracious He is always a gracious host. amiable She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had seemed. genial He was a warm-hearted friend and a genial host. affable He is an extremely affable and approachable man. complaisant Opposites bad , severe , harsh , stern , unpleasant , malicious , malign , unkind , unfavourable , unsympathetic , hateful , inhumane , disobliging 2 (adjective) in the sense of harmless Definition (of a tumour, etc.) able to be controlled It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour. Synonyms harmless working at developing harmless substitutes for these gases innocent It was probably an innocent question, but he got very flustered. superficial innocuous Both mushrooms look innocuous, but are in fact deadly. curable inoffensive He's a mild, inoffensive man. not dangerous remediable Opposites malignant 3 (adjective) in the sense of favourable Definition favourable relatively benign economic conditions Synonyms favourable favourable weather conditions good Biotechnology should be good news for developing countries. encouraging The results have not been very encouraging. warm moderate beneficial vitamins which are beneficial to health clement advantageous Free exchange of goods was advantageous to all. salutary Going to therapy was a salutary experience. auspicious His career had an auspicious start. propitious the most propitious moment to launch the campaign Opposites bad , unlucky , unfavourable Additional synonyms in the sense of advantageous Definition likely to bring benefits Free exchange of goods was advantageous to all. Synonyms beneficial, useful, valuable, helpful, profitable, of service, convenient, worthwhile, expedient in the sense of affable Definition showing warmth and friendliness He is an extremely affable and approachable man. Synonyms friendly, kindly, civil, warm, pleasant, mild, obliging, benign, gracious, benevolent, good-humoured, amiable, courteous, amicable, cordial, sociable, genial, congenial, urbane, approachable, good-natured in the sense of amiable Definition having a pleasant nature She had been surprised at how amiable and polite he had seemed. Synonyms pleasant, kind, kindly, pleasing, friendly, attractive, engaging, charming, obliging, delightful, cheerful, benign, winning, agreeable, good-humoured, lovable, sociable, genial, affable, congenial, winsome, good-natured, sweet-tempered, likable or likeable Nearby words of benign benevolence benevolent benighted benign bent bent on benumb Synonyms of 'benign' benign Explore 'benign' in the dictionary
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