Benevolent
[ bə'nɛvələnt ]
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adj. 好心肠的;与人为善的;乐善好施的;慈善的;
💡 词根助记
bene善，好+vol=will心愿+ent...的→好意的 → 仁慈的，慈善的
📝 例句
a benevolent (generous; kind; merciful) woman
仁慈的（慷慨的；和蔼的；慈善的）女人
"They might be in heaven." said Mrs. Cooper with a benevolent grin.
“他们也许在天堂。”古柏太太带着一付慈祥的笑容回答说。
We could count on benevolent understanding.
我们可以指望得到善意的谅解。
The rich are not benevolent; the benevolent are not rich.
为富不仁, 为仁不富。
The club received a benevolent donation.
该俱乐部接受了一笔慈善捐款。
🌱 联想助记
【记】bene-前缀“好”,vol-词根“意志”:好意的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-vol-表示“意愿”
📖 牛津释义
benevolent
adj
~ (to/towards sb) 1 being, or wishing to be, kind, friendly and helpful 好心肠的; 与人为善的; 助人为乐的
a benevolent air, attitude, manner, etc 和蔼可亲的神态、态度、样子等
a benevolent dictator 发善心的独裁者
benevolent despotism 施仁政的专制政体.
2 doing good rather than making profit; charitable 行善的; 慈善的
a benevolent institution/society/fund 慈善机构[团体/基金].
🔁 扩展释义
*[bi'nevәlәnt]a. 善意的, 慈善的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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She complained, with reason, that she had been underpaid.
她抱怨她的工资一直很低，这也不无道理。
We hope this will be a good start for profitable business relations and assure you that your offer will receive our careful consideration.
希望这将是我们互利商业往来的良好开端。我们保证将对贵方的报价予以认真的考虑。
No, that would be fine. I'll tell you how to get here.
不晚，就这么定了。我告诉你到这儿来怎么走。