tolerate
动词 v.
英 /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/
美 /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
— The party tolerated corruption within its ranks.
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To bear, withstand.
— I can tolerate working on Saturday, but not Sunday.
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词源
Borrowed from Latin tolerātus, the perfect passive participle of tolerō (“to endure”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Old English þolian (“to tolerate, suffer, bear”) and French tolérer. More at thole.
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