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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You should be more patient with others.
你应该多容忍他人一些。
My brother took lessons on the trumpet for nearly ten years.
我的兄弟有将近10年的时间听小号的课了。
Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.
姑妈待佣人在当时算是开明的，从来不让佣人每天工作超过8小时，但他们很难使她称心如意。