4ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](条件、环境)良好的,宜人的Benign conditions are pleasant or make it easy for something to happen. (条件、环境)良好的,宜人的
They enjoyed an especially benign climate.
他们那里的气候非常宜人。
This plunge came in a time of relatively benign economic conditions.
这次大跌出现在相对良好的经济环境下。
5PHRASE 不作为;善意忽视;顺其自然 If you describe someone's approach to a problem as one of benign neglect, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing nothing and hoping that the problem will solve itself. 不作为;善意忽视;顺其自然 [disapproval]
America and Japan have settled back into a policy of benign neglect of their currencies.