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benevolence

/bəˈnɛvələns/

Meanings
noun

仁慈，仁爱。

Disposition to do good.

Examples :

"The teacher showed great benevolence by giving the student an extension on the assignment. "
老师非常仁慈，给了学生延长作业期限的机会。
character moral philosophy attitude value

Related Words

Illustration altruistic

altruistic adjective

/ˌɑl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/ /ˌæl.tɹuˈɪs.tɪk/

无私的，利他的.

"His helping the old woman with her shopping was deemed highly altruistic by everyone, especially since her home was a mile away."

他帮那位老奶奶提购物的东西，大家都认为他这种行为非常无私，特别是老奶奶家还离这里有一英里远。

Illustration requiring

requiring verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

要求，需要。

"The teacher is requiring students to submit their essays by Friday. "

老师要求学生们在星期五之前交论文。

Illustration providing

providing verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

挣钱，养家糊口。

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

靠最低工资挣钱养家糊口是很困难的。

Illustration contribution

contribution noun

/ˌkɒntɹɪˈbjuːʃən/ /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/

贡献，投入，付出。

"The students' generous contribution of old books to the school library helped many others. "

学生们慷慨地向学校图书馆捐赠旧书，这份贡献帮助了很多人。

Illustration contribute

contribute verb

/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.juːt/ /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹɪb.jut/

贡献，捐献。

"to contribute articles to a journal"

向期刊投稿文章。

Illustration disposition

disposition noun

/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪ.ʃən/ /ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪ.ʃɪn/

部署，安排，配置

"The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops."

侦察兵报告了敌军的部署情况。

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

分配，委派，任务。

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

这个流程图展示了我们委员会的任务分配情况。

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

延伸，扩大，扩展

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

图书馆允许延期归还那些已经过期的书。

Illustration principal

principal noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

本金， 资金。

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

你每月还房贷的一部分用来减少本金，剩下的部分用来支付利息。

Illustration authority

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

权力，职权

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

我有权处罚我部门的员工，但没有权力解雇他们。

Illustration kindness

kindness noun

/ˈkaɪndnəs/

善良，仁慈，友善。

"Her kindness towards her classmates made them feel welcome at school. "

她对同学们的友善让大家在学校里感到很受欢迎。

Illustration charitable

charitable adjective

/ˈtʃærɪtəbl/ /ˈtʃærətəbl/

慈善的，仁慈的

"The school's fundraising campaign was very charitable, raising money for underprivileged students. "

学校的筹款活动非常慈善，为贫困学生筹集了资金。