Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #19593
benevolence
仁慈；善心；仁爱
A disposition or inclination to do good; kindness.
指善良、乐于帮助他人的品性。
- 1.
Disposition to do good.
行善的倾向
- 2.
disposition to do good
行善的倾向
- 3.
Charitable kindness.
慈善的善意；仁爱
- 4.
an inclination to do kind or charitable acts
做好事或慈善行为的倾向
- 5.
An altruistic gift or act.
利他的礼物或行为
- 6.
an act intending or showing kindness and good will
意在或表现出善意和友好的行为
善行；恩惠；慈善之举；行善的倾向；慈善的善意；仁爱；做好事或慈善行为的倾向；利他的礼物或行为
In use
Her benevolence toward the homeless earned her the community's respect.
The foundation's benevolence funded new schools in rural areas.
He believed that true benevolence comes from a desire to help others without expecting anything in return.
show benevolence (to/toward sb)
benevolence前可用形容词修饰。
She showed great benevolence to the homeless.
她对无家可归者表现出了极大的善意。
out of benevolence
He helped them out of pure benevolence.
他出于纯粹的善意帮助他们。
an act of benevolence
常用搭配，强调具体行为。
Connections
Collocations
- act of benevolence
- 善举；仁慈的行为
- Her donation was an act of benevolence.她的捐款是一种善举。
- out of benevolence
- 出于仁慈；出于善心
- He helped them out of pure benevolence.他帮助他们纯粹是出于善心。
- show benevolence
- 表现出仁慈；展现善意
- The king showed benevolence to his people.国王对他的子民表现出仁慈。
- benevolence toward
- 对……的仁慈；对……的善意
- She felt a deep benevolence toward all living things.她对所有生物怀有深深的仁爱之心。
- human benevolence
- 人类的仁爱；人性之善
- The story is a testament to human benevolence.这个故事证明了人性的仁爱。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 bene 想成 benefit（好处），把 vol 想成 will（意愿）：愿给别人好处，就是 benevolence（仁爱）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲或写作、文学或哲学讨论、慈善或公益场合 benevolence 通常属于正式用词，多用于书面语、正式演讲或文学、哲学语境；日常口语中较少用，更常说 kindness 或 goodwill。
Grammar Note
常与toward或to连用，表示对某人的善意。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Among these, only malevolence truly rhymes with benevolence: /bəˈnɛvələns/ and /məˈlɛvələns/ share the same stressed vowel and ending. The rest are spelling lookalikes ending in -lence but with different stressed vowels; in particular, violence (/ˈvaɪələns/) and condolence (/kənˈdoʊləns/) both look like they should rhyme with -olence but do not.
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