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beneficence

UK /bɪˈnefɪsəns/US /bəˈnefəsəns/

词源

源自拉丁语 'beneficentia',由 'bene'(好)和 'facere'(做)组成,字面意思是做好事。

noun

❶ 指仁慈、善良的行为或品质,通常表现为主动帮助他人或慷慨解囊。多用于正式场合描述慈善行为或高尚品德。

“The hospital was founded through the beneficence of a wealthy merchant.”

(这家医院是通过一位富商的善举建立的。)

“Her lifelong beneficence to the poor earned her great respect.”

(她一生对穷人的慷慨相助赢得了人们的尊敬。)

同义词:benevolence, charity, generosity

常见短语

act of beneficence — 指具体的善行或慈善行为,强调实际做出的帮助他人的举动。

“Donating the entire inheritance to orphanages was his greatest act of beneficence.”

(将全部遗产捐给孤儿院是他最伟大的善举。)