名詞 tolerance:

1. the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
2. a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior
   同義詞：permissiveness
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
   同義詞：allowance, leeway, margin

1. Lacking tolerance, breadth of view, or sympathy; petty.
   才智有限的缺乏忍耐力、認識深度或同情心的; 氣量小的
2. It's better to err on the side of tolerance (ie be too tolerant rather than too severe) when dealing with young offenders.
   對待失足的青少年寧可失之過寬(寧過寬而勿過嚴).
3. Australian virologist. He shared a1960 Nobel Prize for work on acquired immunological tolerance.
   伯內(nèi)特，(弗蘭克)麥克法蘭1899－1985澳大利亞病毒學家。因對獲得性免疫耐受性的研究而獲1960年諾貝爾獎
4. In ordinary living there can be some tolerance of unpunctuality.
   在平常的生活中，對不準時的行為可以給予一些寬容。