tolerance

英 ['tɒlərəns] 美 ['tɑːlərəns]

• n. 宽容；忍耐力；容忍；公差

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]宽容,容忍

   willingness or ability to tolerate sb/sth

2. [C][U]忍耐力

   the quality of being able to suffer pain, hardship, etc., without being damaged

3. [C][U]偏差,公差

   amount by which the size, weight, etc. of a part can vary without causing problems

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 宽容，忍耐，容忍，忍受，宽大
2. 忍耐力
3. 【物】容限，容许量
4. 【机】公差
5. 【医】耐（受）性，耐（药）力，耐（药）量

英英释义

Noun:

1. the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

2. a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

3. the act of tolerating something

4. willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

5. a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Tolerance is another name for indifference.
   宽容是不关心的别名。
2. My tolerance of your impoliteness is limited.
   我对你的无礼的忍耐是有限的。
3. Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.
   人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。
4. She had no tolerance for jokes of any kind.
   她容不得开任何玩笑。
5. They were working to a tolerance of 0.0001 of a centimetre.
   他们在按 0.0001 厘米的公差加工。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He has a sense of humor plus tolerance and patience.
   他具有幽默感又能宽容和忍耐。
2. Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.
   人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。
3. It has a tolerance of 0.001 inches.
   允许有0.001英寸的偏差。

经典引文

• Diogenes, one terrible frosty Morning,..stood Naked shaking to shew his Tolerance.

  出自： Bacon

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• display〔show〕 tolerance 表示宽容
• have tolerance 有容忍力,有雅量

～+介词

• tolerance for〔of, to, towards〕 对…的容忍
• tolerance on fit 配合公差

词源解说

• ☆ 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的tolerance；最初源自拉丁语的tolerantia，意为忍耐。

近反义词

【近义词】

• attitude
• endurance
• fairness
• goodwill

【反义词】

• anger
• prejudice