welfare
/ˈwelfeə(r)/noun
mass noun
1- the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group健康, 幸福, 富足, 福祉安康：
they don't give a damn about the welfare of their families.
他们对家庭的安康毫不关心。
1.1
- statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of people in need福利：
the protection of rights to education, housing, and welfare.
教育、住房和福利三种权利的保护。
1.2
- chiefly N. Amer. financial support given for this purpose〈主北美〉救济。
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