benevolent

B2 CET-6 大学 FREQ #17596 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 善意的, 慈善的

发音

其它 /bəˈnɛvələnt/
US /bəˈnɛvələnt/

词形变化

more benevolent 比较级 most benevolent 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

仁慈的；慈善的；亲切的

释义与例句

adj. B2
  1. 1.

    Having a disposition to do good.

    仁慈

    慈善

    善良

    Chinese and Eastern mythologies describe dragons as benevolent.

  2. 2.

    Possessing or manifesting love for mankind.

  3. 3.

    Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

kindly sympathetic charitable good-hearted philanthropic beneficent open-hearted eleemosynary freehearted largehearted

近义相关 3

kind generous charitable

相关短语

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词源

From Old French benevolent, borrowed from Latin benevolēns ("benevolent"). Displaced native Old English welwillende (literally well-wishing).

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