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
Middle English : from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus, probably from bene 'well' + -genus '-born'. Compare with gentle