charitable
/ˈtʃærətəbl/adjective
1
- of or relating to the assistance of those in need（与）慈善（有关）的：
he has spent £50,000on charitable causes.
他付出50,000英镑用于慈善事业。
1.1
- (of an organization or activity) officially recognized as devoted to the assistance of those in need（组织, 活动）属慈善事业的。
1.2
- generous in giving to those in need慷慨施舍的。
2
- apt to judge others leniently or favourably宽容的, 仁慈的; 称赞的：
those who were less charitable called for his resignation.
那些不太宽容的人要求他辞职。
派生词
charitableness
nouncharitably
adverb词源
Middle English (in the sense showing Christian love to God and man)： from Old French， from charite （see CHARITY）.