Word · Frequency #9488
tolerant
宽容的
showing respect for the rights, opinions, or practices of others even if you do not agree with them
- 1.
Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
倾向于允许、理解或接受某事物。
- 2.
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
尊重他人权利、观点或习俗的
- 3.
Tending to withstand or survive.
能忍受或存活的；有耐受性的。
- 4.
tolerant and forgiving under provocation
在挑衅下宽容且宽恕的
- 5.
showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
表现出或具有宽广胸怀的
倾向于允许、理解或接受某事物。；尊重他人权利、观点或习俗的；能忍受或存活的；有耐受性的。；在挑衅下宽容且宽恕的；表现出或具有宽广胸怀的
In use
My boss is tolerant of different opinions, even when he disagrees.
She tries to be tolerant towards people with very different lifestyles.
A tolerant teacher listens carefully to every student's question.
tolerant of his opponent's opinions
be tolerant of sth
She is tolerant of different opinions.
她宽容不同的意见。
be tolerant towards sb
The teacher is tolerant towards noisy students.
这位老师对吵闹的学生很宽容。
be tolerant to sth
Connections
Collocations
- tolerant of
- 对……宽容的
- She is very tolerant of different opinions.她非常宽容不同的意见。
- tolerant towards
- 对……持宽容态度
- The community should be tolerant towards newcomers.社区应该对新来者持宽容态度。
- heat-tolerant
- 耐热的
- These plants are heat-tolerant and require little water.这些植物耐热，需水量很少。
- drought-tolerant
- 耐旱的
- Drought-tolerant crops are essential in arid regions.耐旱作物在干旱地区至关重要。
Synonyms
- broad-minded
- 心胸开阔的 · 强调主动接纳不同观点，比 tolerant 更积极；tolerant 更侧重容忍而非欣赏差异。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 tolerant 拆成“拖了忍他”：想象一个人拖住怒气，忍耐他人，即宽容。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：politics、religion、social behavior 通常用于描述对人、观点或行为的宽容态度，在正式和非正式场合均常见，比较中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the common ending /ənt/ but differ in their stressed vowels and consonant clusters. Only 'warrant' has the same stressed vowel /ɒ/ as 'tolerant', but the following consonants differ.
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