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benevolently (adv.)
词根:benignly
adj.beneficent 慈善的;善行的
benignant 良性的;仁慈的;有益的;和蔼的
adv.benevolently 仁慈地;慷慨地
benignantly 有益地;亲切地;仁慈地
benignly 亲切地;仁慈地
n.benevolence 仁慈;善行
beneficence 慈善;善行;捐款
benignancy 仁慈;良性;亲切
benignity 仁慈;善举
Adjective
1. doing or producing good
2. intending or showing kindness;
"a benevolent society"
3. having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others;
"his benevolent smile"
"a benevolent nature"
4. generous in providing aid to others
5. generous in assistance to the poor;
"a benevolent contributor"
"eleemosynary relief"
"philanthropic contributions"
15世纪中期,“希望做好事,友好的”,源自古法语 benivolent,直接源自拉丁语 benevolentem(主格 benevolens)“祝愿(某人)幸福,仁慈的”,与 benevolentia “良好感觉”相关,源自 bene “好”(参见 bene-)和 volentem(主格 volens)现在分词 velle “希望”(参见 will(v.))。相关词汇: Benevolently。
Middle English, from Latin benevolent-, benevolens, from bene + volent-, volens, present participle of velle to wish — more at will
The first known use of benevolent was in the 15th century
bent1 of 3noun
bent grass
bent2 of 3adjective
changed by bending : crooked
a bent pin
strongly favorable to : quite determined
doctors bent on finding a cure
bent3 of 3noun
a strong natural liking
a special inclination or capacity : talent
benisonnoun
blessing sense 1
benignadjective
of a gentle disposition : gracious
favorable
a benign climate
of a mild type or characterespecially: not becoming cancerous
a benign tumor
benignadjective
of a gentle disposition : gracious
favorable
a benign climate
of a mild type or characterespecially: not becoming cancerous
a benign tumor
benignantadjective
showing kindly feelings or intentions
beneficial
benignadjective
of a gentle disposition : gracious
favorable
a benign climate
of a mild type or characterespecially: not becoming cancerous
a benign tumor
benightedadjective
ignorant sense 1, 2
benevolentadjective
having a desire to do good : kindly, charitable
a benevolent organization
benevolentadjective
having a desire to do good : kindly, charitable
a benevolent organization
1 The rich are not benevolent; the benevolent are not rich.
为富不仁, 为仁不富。
2 The work in question was a political collage in which the Shah's wife, Farah Pahlavi, pays a benevolent visit to a classroom.
3 But love, which had, perhaps, like a benevolent monarch, swelled the population of his neighboring kingdom, Death, had not himself descended: they owed him no allegiance here.
4 The mountains hovered over everything like benevolent, serene elephants.
5 His Fagin is a twinkly, eloquent miscreant with benevolent affection for his street urchins, even as he is enslaving them.
6 Some people enter a ruminative mode even when facing minor troubles, or even when their environment is benevolent.
7 That’s the name I prefer for him, this benevolent specter she has contributed to the canon of stage ghosts.
8 But he stressed that the benefits were related to benevolent prayer.
不过他也强调,这些益处只在善意的祈祷时有效。
9 Me, I’m not taking it as metaphor—it seems possible, if not likely, that Phillips was conducting an actual orchestra of gentle, tolling breezes, corralling the wind in benevolent service.
10 The dancing monks, dressed in fanciful and ghoulish costumes, would shoo away malevolent spirits and usher in benevolent ones.
11 I left for school under the benevolent gaze not only of Mother but also of bright-eyed otters and burly American bison and stretching and yawning orangutans.
12 And I knew I was stopping short, saying that the ultimate in bright-siding would be to believe in a benevolent God.
13 The Sandman embodies the fear of oblivion that accompanies every bedtime, and Santa himself has not always been a purely benevolent elf.
14 The benevolent global order that T’Challa led his nation into has given way to one based on deceit, subversion and exploitation.
15 Although the production, played in Japanese with surtitles, runs for three hours, it is remarkable for its lightness, speed and benevolent pacifist instinct.
16 There are only small, local answers, though they may well incorporate the technologies or policies dreamed up by the benevolent globalizers.
17 A benevolent deity could thus be shown to have created both the universe and humankind.
18 Ms. Pazcoguin is confronted with three dancers that seem like aspects of herself: the combative Mary Thomas MacKinnon; the more benevolent, vulnerable Unity Phelan; and the sensitive but stoic Taylor Stanley.
19 It's now routine -- even among conservative commentators -- to describe the United States as an empire, so long as everyone understands we are an inherently benevolent one.
20 “What have you been thinking, O benevolent one?” he says.
1 善意
gentle well-meaning well-intentioned good-hearted well-meant well goodwill gentleness kind grace good white favorably flip benevolence candor
3 和善的
6 非营利的
7 仁慈的
soft charitable humane gracious philanthropic merciful lenient warm-hearted good-hearted clement soft-hearted effulgent benefic kind mild tender kindly benign boon brotherly beneficent kindhearted benignant be big of beautiful Christian generous humanitarian kind-hearted big-hearted good forgiving softhearted fair decent gentle largehearted
9 和蔼可亲的
10 善意的
good generous good-hearted well intentioned well meaning gentle well-meaning well-intentioned well-meant kind white
11 和蔼的
12 仁爱
kind charitable philanthropic beneficent philanthropical benefic charitably charity humanity bounty benevolence philanthropism
13 亲切
kind nice pack sweet tender thoughtful kindly benign gracious smiling cordial accommodating likable amiable amicable fireside chatty genial warm-hearted neighborly officious intime neighbourly benignant fair-spoken loving heartily sweetly tosh favor courtesy warmth favour kindness sweetness benevolence brotherly amiability benignity geniality complaisance benignancy heart-to-heart
14 博爱
caritative philanthropic large-hearted charity humanity humanitarian fraternity philanthropy benevolence caritas
17 行善
charitable beneficent be for a good cause be in a good cause well-doing benefic philanthropize cast bread upon the waters
18 仁慈
gracious merciful lenient clement mercifully benevolently leniently mercy benevolence leniency kind soft mild tender kindly humane benign philanthropic boon brotherly beneficent kindhearted benignant humanity kindness loving-kindness benignity be big of beautiful Christian generous charitable soft-hearted quarter charity clemency humanitarian kind-hearted big-hearted goodness good forgiving good-hearted softhearted benefic loving grace benignancy fair lenience decent gentle largehearted graciously soft-heartedness have a heart of gold
19 好心肠的
20 慈善的
kindly charitable humanitarian philanthropic eleemosynary beneficent munificent bighearted good fair caring humane gracious Christian easy tenderhearted philanthropical benefic merciful
21 慈善
charitable humanitarian philanthropic beneficent charity philanthropy charitably munificent bighearted humanity good fair caring humane gracious Christian easy eleemosynary tenderhearted philanthropical benefic samaritan benevolence beneficence benefaction merciful Samaritanism benevolently graciousness
22 乐善好施
23 和善