benign

benign
adjective
  1. gentle; kindly
    温和的,宽厚的,慈祥的
    his benign but firm manner.
    他和蔼却坚定的态度。
    ■(of a climate or environment) mild and favourable
    (气候,环境)温和的,宜人的
    ■not harmful to the environment
    对环境无害的,环保的
    [incombination]an ozone-benign refrigerant.
    对臭氧无损害的冷冻剂。
    ■(Medicine)(of a disease) not harmful in effect
    (医)(疾病)无危险的,无害的
    ■(Medicine)(of a tumour) not malignant
    (医)(肿瘤)良性的
派生
benignity
noun
benignly
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus, probably from bene 'well' + -genus '-born'. Compare with gentle
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