tolerance
英 ['t?l(?)r(?)ns]
美['tɑl?r?ns]
- n. 公差；寬容；容忍；公差
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?tolerances;
中文詞源
tolerance 容忍，忍受，耐受力，公差
tolerate,容忍，-ance,名詞后綴。引申諸相關(guān)詞義。
英文詞源
- tolerance (n.)
- early 15c., "endurance, fortitude" (in the face of pain, hardship, etc.), from Old French tolerance (14c.), from Latin tolerantia "a bearing, supporting, endurance," from tolerans, present participle of tolerare "to bear, endure, tolerate" (see toleration). Of individuals, with the sense "tendency to be free from bigotry or severity in judging other," from 1765. Meaning "allowable amount of variation" dates from 1868; and physiological sense of "ability to take large doses" first recorded 1875.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Foreigners must use their power to nudge the country towards greater tolerance.
- 外國(guó)人必須動(dòng)用他們的力量促使這個(gè)國(guó)家變得更加寬容。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The book is both a history and a passionate polemic for tolerance.
- 這本書既是一段歷史，也是一篇主張寬容的激情論辯。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. He has recently urged more tolerance of sexual promiscuity.
- 最近他呼吁給予淫亂行為更多的寬容。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. They have a policy of zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
- 他們對(duì)性騷擾采取絕不容忍的政策。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection.
- 對(duì)疼痛的忍耐力降低了，對(duì)感染的抵抗力也減弱了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句