tolerant

adjective

/ˈtɒlərənt/

/ˈtɑːlərənt/

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tolerant (of/towards somebody/something) able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it忍受的；容忍的；宽容的
- He has a very tolerant attitude towards other religions.他对其他宗教持非常包容的态度。
Extra Examples
- Mary was surprisingly tolerant of his annoying habits.玛丽对他恼人的习惯出奇地宽容。
- Mares are surprisingly tolerant of the roughness and rudeness of their own offspring.母马容忍后代粗暴和野蛮的程度教人意外。
- They need to be tolerant of other people.他们需要宽容其他人。
- an area known to be religiously tolerant以宗教宽容度高而闻名的地区
- There is little chance of a tolerant democratic system emerging.出现一个宽容的民主制度的可能性很小。
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preposition
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tolerant (of something) (of plants, animals or machines植物、动物或机器) able to survive or operate in difficult conditions能在困难条件下生存（或操作）的；能耐…的
- The plants are tolerant of frost.这些植物耐霜。
opposite intolerant

Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French tolérant, present participle of tolérer, from Latin tolerare. Compare with earlier intolerant.