Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2008
Fully loadedcharity
慈善机构；慈善团体；慈善基金会
An organization or foundation whose purpose is to help people or promote the public good.
- 1.
An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
以开展慈善事业为目标的组织。
- 2.
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
为促进公共利益而设立的基金会(非针对特定个人的援助)
- 3.
The goods or money given to those in need, or the act of doing it.
给予需要者的财物,或施舍的行为。
- 4.
a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
对人友善宽容的态度
- 5.
Benevolence to the less fortunate; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
对不幸者的仁慈；向需要者提供财物。
- 6.
an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
有益于公众的活动或捐赠
- 7.
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
泛指对他人的友善和理解的态度,现尤指慷慨。
慈善捐助；救济；施舍；慈善；仁爱；宽容；公益事业；公益捐赠；以开展慈善事业为目标的组织。；为促进公共利益而设立的基金会(非针对特定个人的援助)
In use
She donated money to a local charity that helps homeless children.
The charity organized a fundraising event to support medical research.
He volunteers at a charity every weekend, sorting donations.
charity (uncountable)
不可数，表示慈善行为或捐助。
She gave the money to charity.
她把钱捐给了慈善事业。
a charity / charities
可数，指具体的慈善组织。
He works for a local charity.
他为一家当地慈善机构工作。
for charity
介词短语，表示目的。
They organized a run for charity.
Connections
Collocations
- charity work
- 慈善工作
- She volunteers for charity work every weekend.她每周末都做慈善工作。
- charity event
- 慈善活动
- The school organized a charity event to raise funds.学校组织了一场慈善活动来筹集资金。
- charity donation
- 慈善捐赠
- He made a generous charity donation to the hospital.他给医院做了一笔慷慨的慈善捐赠。
- charity shop
- 慈善商店
- You can buy second-hand books at the charity shop.你可以在慈善商店买到二手书。
- charity case
- 靠救济生活的人
- He didn't want to be treated as a charity case.他不想被视为靠救济生活的人。
- charity begins at home
Learner notes
Memory Tip
慈善 (charity) 发音类似‘查瑞提’，联想‘查尔斯瑞恩提携’——查尔斯和瑞恩提携弱者，就是慈善。
Context & Register
通常指慈善机构或慈善行为，多用于正式场合，也常见于日常语境，强调公益性质。
Grammar Note
可作可数名词（慈善团体）和不可数名词（慈悲、博爱、施舍）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These three words rhyme with 'charity' when pronounced with /æɹɪti/. Note that 'clarity' may also be pronounced with /ə/ instead of /ɪ/ in some dialects.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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