benevolence 详细解释

benevolence

[bi'nevələns]

n. 善意, 慈悲, 善行

n.

1. 仁慈, 善心, 善意[U]

He did it out of pure benevolence.

他做那件事完全出于善意。

2. 善举, 恩惠; 捐赠[U]

3. 【史】恩税(旧时英王向民间征收的一种税金)

词义辨析

同义:

n.仁慈; 慈悲心

kindness  generosity  charity  goodwill  

同义参见:

favor  assistance  consideration  

反义:

n.慈悲心; 德行

mercilessness  pitilessness  cruelty  

反义参见:

malevolence  

英英释义

名词 benevolence:

disposition to do good

an inclination to do kind or charitable acts

an act intending or showing kindness and good will

同义词:benefaction

补充

benevolencebenevolence英:[biˈnevələns] 美:[bəˈnɛvələns]n.1.仁爱心,善行

例句

1. A bit of benevolence from people in power is not what we need.我们需要的不是当权者的小恩小惠。 2. Thanks to the benevolence and skill of a friend, we have the luxury of electric lighting.多亏了一位朋友的好心和技术, 我们拥有了电气照明设施。 3. She regarded him with mild benevolence.她温和友善地打量着他。 4. "The king's benevolence [=kindness, generosity] was known throughout the land."这位国王的宽厚仁慈名扬天下。