benevolent
/bɪˈnevələnt/adjective
1- well meaning and kindly善意的, 仁慈的。
1.1
- attrib.(of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose(机构、组织)非营利的, 慈善的:
a benevolent fund.
慈善基金会。
派生词
benevolence
nounbenevolently
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French benivolent, from Latin bene volent- 'well wishing', from bene 'well' + velle 'to wish'.