benign

• adj. 良性的；和蔼的，亲切的；吉利的
• n. (Benign)人名；(俄)贝尼根

词根bene, 好。zero-grade词根gn, 出生, 词源同gene. 指出生好的，有教养的。

benign (adj.)

early 14c., from Old French benigne (12c., "kind, benign, merciful, gracious;" Modern French bénin, fem. bénigne), from Latin benignus "kindly, kindhearted, friendly, generous," literally "well born," from bene "well" (see bene-) + gignere "to bear, beget," from genus "birth" (see genus). For similar sense evolution, compare gentle, kind (adj.), generous. Related: Benignly.

1. We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons.

我们服的药相对来说药性温和，但是我们却在把它们变成毒药。

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2. This plunge came in a time of relatively benign economic conditions.

这次大跌出现在相对良好的经济环境下。

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3. They enjoyed an especially benign climate.

他们那里的气候非常宜人。

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4. They are normally a more benign audience.

他们通常观看时比较温和。

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5. Martha is a benign old lady.

玛莎是个仁慈的老妇人.

来自《简明英汉词典》