Word · Frequency #6381
tolerance
宽容;容忍
The willingness or ability to accept or put up with beliefs, opinions, or behavior that differ from one's own; the act of allowing freedom of choice and behavior.
- 1.
The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry.
容忍的能力或实践;接受或耐心对待他人信仰、意见或做法;无偏见
- 2.
the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
生物体耐受不利环境条件的能力
- 3.
The ability of the body (or other organism) to resist the action of a poison, to cope with a dangerous drug or to survive infection by an organism.
身体(或其他生物体)抵抗毒物、应对危险药物或抵御感染的能力
- 4.
a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
允许自由选择和行为的性情
- 5.
The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement.
偏离标准的变化或偏差,尤其是工程测量中允许的最大偏差
- 6.
the act of tolerating something
容忍某事的行为
- 7.
The ability of the body to accept a tissue graft without rejection.
身体接受组织移植而不排斥的能力
耐受性;耐受力;公差;容许偏差;容忍的能力或实践;接受或耐心对待他人信仰、意见或做法;无偏见;生物体耐受不利环境条件的能力;身体(或其他生物体)抵抗毒物、应对危险药物或抵御感染的能力
In use
You should show more tolerance if you want to get along with your roommate.
The manager's tolerance of mistakes surprised the new employees.
Tolerance between neighbors makes the community friendlier.
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Word family
- tolerances
- plural, third person singular
- toleranced
- past, past participle
- tolerancing
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
表示‘容忍’时通常不可数;表示具体的耐受程度或公差时可用复数 tolerances。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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