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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If you had to describe the book in one sentence,
假如要你用一句话来描述这本书，
I got sick and tired of hotels.
我讨厌旅馆。
The captain knew that another attempt would be made later, for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.
船长知道日后还会再作尝试，因为他试图寻找的沉船上载有一批珍贵的金条。