Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #19593
benevolence
仁慈；善心；仁爱
核心释义
指善良、乐于帮助他人的品性。
A disposition or inclination to do good; kindness.
- 1.
行善的倾向
Disposition to do good.
- 2.
行善的倾向
disposition to do good
- 3.
慈善的善意；仁爱
Charitable kindness.
- 4.
做好事或慈善行为的倾向
an inclination to do kind or charitable acts
- 5.
利他的礼物或行为
An altruistic gift or act.
- 6.
意在或表现出善意和友好的行为
an act intending or showing kindness and good will
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
用法In use
Her benevolence toward the homeless earned her the community's respect.
用法提示：名词benevolence指代‘善意’的品质，在句中作主语。
The foundation's benevolence funded new schools in rural areas.
用法提示：名词benevolence表示‘善行’，在句中作主语，行为通过资助体现。
He believed that true benevolence comes from a desire to help others without expecting anything in return.
用法提示：名词benevolence作为抽象概念，在从句中作主语，描述一种无私的善意。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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）。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与toward或to连用，表示对某人的善意。
发音与拼写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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