be·nev·o·lent

adjective

/bəˈnevələnt/

(formal) (especially of people in authority) kind, helpful and generous慈善的；行善的；乐善好施的
- a benevolent smile/attitude和蔼的笑容／态度
- belief in the existence of a benevolent god对于存在仁慈的神的笃信
- a benevolent dictatorship仁慈的独裁政权
opposite malevolent
Extra Examples
- She took a benevolent interest in her nieces' education.她十分关怀几名侄女的学业。
- The colonel was benevolent, but not stupid.上校很仁慈，但并不愚蠢。
- They consider themselves to be benevolent employers, providing sick pay and pensions for all their workers.他们认为自己是仁慈的雇主，为所有工人提供病假工资和养老金。
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
used in the names of some organizations that give help and money to people in need（用于慈善机构名称）
- the RAF Benevolent Fund英国皇家空军慈善基金（组织）

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French benivolent, from Latin bene volent- ‘well wishing’, from bene ‘well’ + velle ‘to wish’.

单词	benevolent
释义	be·nev·o·lent adjective /bəˈnevələnt/ /bəˈnevələnt/ (formal) (especially of people in authority) kind, helpful and generous慈善的；行善的；乐善好施的 a benevolent smile/attitude和蔼的笑容／态度 belief in the existence of a benevolent god对于存在仁慈的神的笃信 a benevolent dictatorship仁慈的独裁政权 opposite malevolent Extra Examples She took a benevolent interest in her nieces' education.她十分关怀几名侄女的学业。 The colonel was benevolent, but not stupid.上校很仁慈，但并不愚蠢。 They consider themselves to be benevolent employers, providing sick pay and pensions for all their workers.他们认为自己是仁慈的雇主，为所有工人提供病假工资和养老金。 Topics Personal qualitiesc2 used in the names of some organizations that give help and money to people in need（用于慈善机构名称） the RAF Benevolent Fund英国皇家空军慈善基金（组织） Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French benivolent, from Latin bene volent- ‘well wishing’, from bene ‘well’ + velle ‘to wish’.
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