Word · Frequency #20255
toleration
宽容；容忍
核心释义
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations
- 1.
对未明确认可之事的容许；宽容,容忍。
The allowance of something not explicitly approved; tolerance, forbearance.
- 2.
特指政府(或统治当局)对非国教宗教信仰的容许。
Specifically, the allowance by a government (or other ruling power) of the exercise of religion beyond the state established faith.
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
用法In use
The new manager is known for her toleration of different working styles.
用法提示：toleration为名词，此处表示“宽容、容忍”，后接of短语。
Living in a big city requires a certain toleration for noise and crowds.
用法提示：toleration为名词，意为“容忍”，在句中作宾语。
Patience and toleration are essential qualities for anyone working in customer service.
用法提示：toleration为名词，与patience并列作主语，表示“宽容、容忍”。
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...）。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.