beneficence

英 [bɪ'nefɪsns] 美 [bɪ'nefɪsns]

• n. 仁慈；善行；赠物

英英释义

Noun:

1. doing good; feeling beneficent

2. the quality of being kind or helpful or generous

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He has softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.
   他有种温和仁慈的气质，赢得了其他人的心。
2. The enterpriser's beneficence is well-known.
   这位企业家的善行是众所皆知的。
3. And since it is not a result of your skill or someone else's beneficence, you will not be afraid of losing the ongoing opportunity to keep up with your good.
   既然它不是靠你的技能或某人的善行而来的，你也不会害怕错失幸福的机会，因那机会会不断涌现。

经典引文

• A child is born neither good nor bad, but with tendencies toward both beneficence and criminality.

  出自： A. S. Neill

词汇搭配

• beneficent 行善的

近反义词

【近义词】

• kindness 仁慈
• generosity 慷慨
• charity 慈善
• goodness 善良
• benevolence 善意
• magnanimity 宽大
• assistance 援助

【反义词】

• maleficence 邪恶行径