【benign】 - SAT备考词汇

benign

UK:  [bə'naɪn]

US:  [bə'naɪn]

adj.

1.〔医〕良性

2.(气候等)温和的,良好的,有益于健康的

3.质地优良

4.仁慈的,宽厚的;亲切的;温和的

5.仁慈;和蔼的

6.慈祥,和蔼可亲;宽厚的,宽宏大度的

7.吉祥的

n.

1.良性

1 . said one of his aims was to "promote cycling as a safe, sustainable and environmentally benign means of getting about. "
他说，他的其中一个目标就是“宣传自行车作为一种安全，可持续环保的出行方式的观念。”

2 . Moreover the current Fed chairman's comparatively benign view of the economic outlook seems to be in the ascendant.
此外，这位现任美联储主席对经济前景相对乐观的看法，似乎开始占上风。

3 . Varicella is a common infectious disease; it is usually benign and self-limited, and complications are believed to be rare.
水痘是一种常见的传染性疾病，它通常是良性和自限性，及并发症被认为是罕见的。

4 . Some of the statistics seem to paint a surprisingly benign picture of the industry at the moment, but the reality seems at odds with this.
一些统计数据似乎为当前的私人股本行业勾勒出了一幅出人意料的美好图景，但现实似乎并非如此。

5 . He is now making a robot predator to see how the shoal reacts to less benign intruders.
现在，博士正在做一个机器捕食者，看看鱼群对这些凶恶入侵者将会会做出如何反映。