Front | benevolent |
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Pron | [bə'nevələnt] |
Back | 【BENEVOLENT】 The free food was given to a beggar by a benevolent person. 这免费食物是一个善人要给一个乞丐的。 【重点词汇】 benevolent adj. 慈善的 反: malevolent |
Vocab | benevolentshowing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
Choose the adjective benevolent for someone who does good deeds or shows goodwill. If your teacher collects homework with a benevolent smile, she's hoping that you've done a good job. Benevolent comes from the Latin bene "well" and volent from the verb "to wish" so you can imagine that this word brings goodness with it. A benevolent society is a charity group organized to serve a community through programs, sponsorships and donations. The expression, benevolent dictatorship, may seem like an oxymoron, but it is a political term for an authoritative government that works for the good of the people under its rule. All forms of 'benevolent' will appear on average once every 395 pages. benevolence benevolent benevolently |
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