Memory Tip
把 beneficial 的 -ficial 想成 fish(鱼)，想象一条鱼给你送好处，名词指提供益处的东西。
有益的事物；带来好处的事物
beneficials — plural of beneficial
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有益的事物；带来好处的事物
Something that provides a benefit.
The local library is a beneficial for the whole neighborhood, offering free books and internet access.
当地图书馆对整个社区来说是一个有益的事物，提供免费的书籍和网络接入。
提供益处的事物。
Something that provides a benefit.
The volunteer group acts as a beneficial by cleaning up the parks and planting trees.
这个志愿者团体作为一个提供益处的事物，负责清理公园和植树。
Many people regard the internet as a beneficial that gives them access to a world of information.
许多人把互联网视为一种提供益处的事物，它让他们能接触到海量信息。
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把 beneficial 的 -ficial 想成 fish(鱼)，想象一条鱼给你送好处，名词指提供益处的东西。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、法律或学术文本 该名词用法较少见，通常出现在正式文体中；日常英语里更常把 beneficial 用作形容词。
beneficial, artificial, superficial, and official rhyme: their stressed vowel is /ɪ/ followed by /ʃəl/. Special looks similar because it also ends in -cial, but its vowel is /ɛ/, so it does not rhyme with beneficial.
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