benevolence

[bi'nevələns]

n. 善意, 慈悲, 善行

例句与用法:

For a moment his mask of benevolence fell and the real man was revealed.

一刹那间,他慈善的假面扔掉,露出了他的真面目。

The most melancholy of human reflections, perhaps, is that, on the whole, it is a question whether the benevolence of man does most harm or good.

人类思考的最大的忧郁,也许是:大体上,人的慈善行为究竟有益抑或更为有害,是一则疑问。

He is a man with benevolence.

他是一个有善心的人。

His benevolence made it possible for many poor children to attend college.

他的善心使得许多穷孩子上大学成为可能。

详细释义:

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)