kindly and benevolent 慈祥的,善良的,好心的 an old man with a benignant expression. 面容慈祥的老人。
(Medicine). a less common term for benign (医 较罕)。 同 benign ■(archaic)having a good effect; beneficial (古)有效的;有利的 the benignant touch of love and beauty. 爱与美的有益熏陶。
派生 benignancy noun benignantly adverb 语源
late 18th cent.: from benign,or Latin benignus, on the pattern of malignant