charity
单词辨析：
指对有权处置或惩罚之人表现出的慈悲或怜悯。
He showed mercy to the thief and let him go.
他对窃贼很仁慈，放他走了。
He knelt down and begged for mercy.
他跪倒在地，乞求宽恕。
指对他人表现出的仁慈或同情。
Her neighbours were deeply moved by her works of charity.
邻居们被她的善举深深感动了。
Public opinions showed him little charity.
社会舆论对他毫不宽容。
指对某人遭遇的极大同情，并意欲提供帮助，多含褒义。
She showed strong compassion for the poor.
她对穷人表现出了强烈的同情。
He talked to her with compassion.
他满怀同情地和她讲话。
普通用词，指对他人的友好举动。
Those children will never forget her kindness.
那些孩子永远也不会忘了她的好意。
She always treats people with kindness.
她总是和蔼待人。
相关例句：
Her dresses will be auctioned off for charity
她的衣物将被拍卖以资助慈善事业。
The Church and the laity were increasingly active in charity work
教会与俗众越来越积极参与慈善工作。
It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous
富人比穷人对慈善事业的捐助更多些；这种观点是一种谬见。
Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.
她丈夫失业了，全家人靠救济金过日子。
They say they would like to contribute more to charity, but money is tight this year
他们说他们很想捐献更多的钱支持慈善事业，但是今年的钱非常紧张。
Employees make regular donations to charity
员工定期向慈善机构捐赠。