• n. 公差；宽容；容忍；公差

tolerate,容忍，-ance,名词后缀。引申诸相关词义。

tolerance (n.)

early 15c., "endurance, fortitude" (in the face of pain, hardship, etc.), from Old French tolerance (14c.), from Latin tolerantia "a bearing, supporting, endurance," from tolerans, present participle of tolerare "to bear, endure, tolerate" (see toleration). Of individuals, with the sense "tendency to be free from bigotry or severity in judging other," from 1765. Meaning "allowable amount of variation" dates from 1868; and physiological sense of "ability to take large doses" first recorded 1875.

1. Foreigners must use their power to nudge the country towards greater tolerance.

外国人必须动用他们的力量促使这个国家变得更加宽容。

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2. The book is both a history and a passionate polemic for tolerance.

这本书既是一段历史，也是一篇主张宽容的激情论辩。

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3. He has recently urged more tolerance of sexual promiscuity.

最近他呼吁给予淫乱行为更多的宽容。

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4. They have a policy of zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

他们对性骚扰采取绝不容忍的政策。

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5. There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection.

对疼痛的忍耐力降低了，对感染的抵抗力也减弱了。

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