| 释义 |
tol·er·ant
\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: French tolérant, from Latin tolerant-, tolerans, present participle
1. : showing understanding or leniency for conduct or ideas differing from or conflicting with one's own : bearing contrariety mildly : enduring, forbearing, indulgent
< he was stoical under pain, serene under annoyance, and tolerant of everything save injustice — Agnes Repplier >
2.
a. of an organism : exhibiting environmental tolerance; especially of a plant : capable of growth in shade
b. : capable of enduring or resisting the effect of a drug or a physiologic shock
Synonyms: see forbearing |