Word · Frequency #20255
toleration
宽容；容忍
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
- 1.
The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.
对未明确认可之事的容许；宽容,容忍。
- 2.
Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.
特指政府(或统治当局)对非国教宗教信仰的容许。
信仰自由；宗教宽容；对未明确认可之事的容许；宽容,容忍。；特指政府(或统治当局)对非国教宗教信仰的容许。；宽容；默认
In use
The new manager is known for her toleration of different working styles.
Living in a big city requires a certain toleration for noise and crowds.
Patience and toleration are essential qualities for anyone working in customer service.
toleration of sth
介词 of 引出被宽容的对象。
Toleration of different opinions is a sign of a mature society.
对不同意见的宽容是成熟社会的标志。
show toleration for/towards sth/sb
也可用 towards 表达同样的意思（show toleration towards...）。
We should show toleration for people from different cultures.
我们应该对不同文化背景的人表现出宽容。
with toleration
作状语，修饰动作，表示“以宽容的态度”。
Connections
Collocations
- religious toleration
- 宗教宽容
- The law guaranteed religious toleration for all citizens.法律保障所有公民的宗教宽容。
- mutual toleration
- 相互宽容
- Mutual toleration is essential for a peaceful society.相互宽容对于和平社会至关重要。
- toleration of dissent
- 对异议的容忍
- A healthy democracy requires toleration of dissent.健康的民主需要容忍不同意见。
- policy of toleration
- 宽容政策
- The empire adopted a policy of toleration toward minorities.帝国对少数民族采取了宽容政策。
- spirit of toleration
- 宽容精神
- The community is known for its spirit of toleration.这个社区以宽容精神著称。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
toler- 和 tolerate 很像：把别人的不同意见‘托’住、忍下来，不翻脸，就是宽容；后面 -ation 表示状态。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religion、politics、social discourse toleration 多用于正式或书面语体，比较常见于宗教、政治和社会议题的讨论中，指对不同意见或信仰的宽容或默认。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with toleration: they end in the same stressed /eɪʃən/ sound. Beware lookalikes such as tolerance /ˈtɒlərəns/ and tolerable /ˈtɒlərəbəl/, which do not end in /ʃən/ and are pronounced differently.
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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