英:[ˈbenɪfæktə(r)]
美:[ˈbenɪfæktər]
英:[ˈbenɪfæktə(r)]
美:[ˈbenɪfæktər]
ben·e·fac·tor
be n faek tr
复数:benefactors
benefactress (n.)
词根:benefactor
n.benefactress 女施主;女恩人
noun
one who benefits or helps an individual or an institution, usu. by giving money.The university library is named after one of the school's benefactors.The painter suffered much hardship after his benefactor withdrew his support.
"一位提供帮助的人,一位友善的帮手," 特别是 "捐赠慈善机构的人",15世纪中期,来自拉丁语晚期的 benefactor,来自拉丁语短语 bene facere,由 bene "好"(见 bene-) 和 facere "做"(来自 PIE 词根 *dhe- "放置,放置")组成。在古英语中翻译为 wel-doend。15世纪还有 benefetour,来自古法语 bienfaiteur。
遗赠人
The first known use of benefactor was in the 15th century
benefit1 of 2noun
something that does good to a person or thing
the benefits of fresh air and sunshine
useful aid : help
had to perform without the benefit of a rehearsal
money paid at death or when sick, retired, or unemployed (as by an insurance company or public agency)
something (as health insurance or vacation time) provided to a worker by an employer in addition to pay
an entertainment or social event to raise funds for a person or cause
benefit2 of 2verb
to be useful or profitable to
medicines that benefit all
to receive benefit
I benefited from the experience
benefit1 of 2noun
something that does good to a person or thing
the benefits of fresh air and sunshine
useful aid : help
had to perform without the benefit of a rehearsal
money paid at death or when sick, retired, or unemployed (as by an insurance company or public agency)
something (as health insurance or vacation time) provided to a worker by an employer in addition to pay
an entertainment or social event to raise funds for a person or cause
benefit2 of 2verb
to be useful or profitable to
medicines that benefit all
to receive benefit
I benefited from the experience
beneficiarynoun
a person who benefits or is expected to benefit from something
the beneficiary of life insurance
beneficialadjective
producing results that are good for health and happiness
beneficialadjective
producing results that are good for health and happiness
beneficentadjective
doing or producing goodespecially: performing acts of kindness or charity
beneficencenoun
the quality or state of being beneficent
benefaction
beneficenoun
a post held by a member of the clergy that gives the right to use certain property and to receive income from stated sources
benefactressnoun
a woman who is a benefactor
benefactornoun
one who helps another especially by giving money
1 Not long after Kostya settled in, Emil drove him to meet their benefactor.
克斯特亚安顿下来后不久,埃米尔便开车带着他去见他们的赞助人。
2 The PEN American Center, of which Heim was a longtime member, announced Wednesday that he and his wife were the benefactors.
3 Although it’s generally regarded as legal for admissions offices to favor relatives of their graduates and benefactors, these advantages skew white.
4 The chieftain of that country is disguised as a benefactor this time.
那个国家的首领这一次伪装出一副施恩者的姿态。
5 You are our benefactor.
你是我们的恩人。
6 He shopped around in India for a new benefactor, to no avail.
7 One dreadful disease and an avalanche of benefactors.
8 What will Arthur do for Erik, his sponsor, his benefactor, his ticket to the big time?
9 I have never met or spoken with him, and it’s rare in this life to find such a selfless benefactor.
10 There’s a satisfying irony to the fact that film and television, the two forms of media most dependent upon wealthy benefactors, have most frequently taken aim at the uppermost crust.
11 And if you forget the benefactor, he kindly reminds us by slapping his name on the walls, the Zamboni and the bottled water.
12 They feared its mystery benefactor - a private company - might get skittish.
他们担心塑像的神秘赞助者 ─ ─一家私人公司 ─ ─会临时改变主意.
13 Some of the proceeds from the sale will ultimately go to the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton University, of which he was benefactor, Sotheby’s said.
14 If they feel some inherited responsibility for their benefactor’s comments, they’ll need to do something besides label them “incomprehensible.”
15 Kovner, long the school’s biggest benefactor, is planning to step down this June after 22 years as its chairman, a move that one associate said had long been planned.
16 It may seem incredible that a benefactor would simply drop from the sky like this.
17 Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet seemed like the dance company that had it all: a wealthy benefactor, generous contracts and benefits for its dancers, and a snazzy Chelsea home.
18 The latest claims concern a separate trust of which Palumbo, a Conservative party benefactor, is both a trustee and beneficiary.
19 But Cuba showed no interest in exploring the possibility.Instead it turned to its ally and benefactor, Venezuela.
但是古巴对探寻这一可能性没有表现出任何兴趣,而是寻求了盟国及恩人——委内瑞拉的帮助。
20 He was not insolent to his benefactor, he was simply insensible.
他对他的恩人并非无礼, 他只是漫不经心.
2 捐助者
8 慈善家
9 捐助人