charity
/ˈtʃærətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need慈善机构。
1.1
- mass noun such organizations viewed collectively as the object of fund-raising or of donations慈善事业：
the proceeds of the sale will go to charity.
销售收入将捐赠给慈善事业。
2
- mass noun the voluntary giving of help, typically in the form of money, to those in need（尤指钱财的）施舍, 援助, 赈济。
2.1
- help or money given in this way施舍钱物; 援助; 赈济钱物：
an unemployed teacher living on charity.
一个靠赈济过活的失业教师。
3
- mass noun kindness and tolerance in judging others仁慈, 宽厚, 宽容：
she found it hard to look on her mother with much charity.
她发现很难以宽容的态度看待她母亲。
3.1
- archaic love of humankind, typically in a Christian context〈古〉（尤指基督教的）博爱：
faith, hope, and charity.
信仰、希望与博爱。
短语
charity begins at home
- proverb a person's first responsibility is for the needs of their own family and friends〈谚〉好事从家里做起。
词源
late Old English （in the sense 'Christian love of one's fellows'）： from Old French charite, from Latin caritas, from carus 'dear'.