| 英语单词 | benevolent |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [bə'nevələnt] 美 [bə'nevələnt] |
| 中文释义 | adj.仁慈的;乐善好施的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The original designers of the human body were benevolent beings. (2) But can some EU members continue to treat Russia as a benevolent ally? (3) A benevolent employer has a sincere interest in the welfare of his employees. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 人类身体的最初设计者是仁慈的生命体。 (2) 但是,是否一些欧盟成员国仍可以把俄罗斯当作是一个乐善好施的盟友? (3) 一个乐善好施的老板对于做好自己员工的福利待遇是真心实意的。 |
| vocabulary简明 | 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. |
| vocabulary扩展 | 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. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](当权者)仁慈的,慈爱的,乐善好施的 If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
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2 [ADJ 形容词](用于慈善机构名称)慈善的,救济的 Benevolent is used in the names of some organizations that give money and help to people who need it. [ADJ n] [BRIT 英]
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