benign

1. ADJ You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless. 和善的

They are normally a more benign audience. 他们通常是更为和善的观众。

2. benignlyADV 和善地

I just smiled benignly and stood back. 我只是和善地笑了笑，就退到了后边。

3. ADJ A benign substance or process does not have any harmful effects. 无害的

We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons. 我们拿相对无害的药品，把它们转化成毒药。

4. ADJ A benign tumour will not cause death or serious harm. 良性的[医学]

It wasn't cancer, only a benign tumour. 这不是癌，只是良性肿瘤。

5. ADJ Benign conditions are pleasant or make it easy for something to happen. 宜人的

They enjoyed an especially benign climate. 他们那里的气候十分宜人。