benevolent
英 [b?'nev(?)l(?)nt]
美[b?'n?v?l?nt]
英英釋義
實用場景例句
近義詞lenient accommodating charitable liberal beneficent philanthropic benign kind broad-minded indulgent open-handed good generous mild soft-hearted obliging kindly compassionate tender munificent humane altruistic sympathetic
反義詞
- adj. 仁慈的；慈善的；親切的
CET6+TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?benevolently;名詞:?benevolence;
中文詞源
benevolent 善意的
詞根bene, 好。vol, 同will, 意志，意愿。
英文詞源
- benevolent (adj.)
- mid-15c., "wishing to do good, kindly," from Middle French benivolent and directly from Latin benevolentem (nominative benevolens) "wishing (someone) well, benevolent," related to benevolentia "good feeling" (see benevolence). Related: Benevolently.
雙語例句
- 1. They believe that the country needs a benevolent dictator.
- 他們認(rèn)為國家需要一位仁愛的獨(dú)裁者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The company has proved to be a most benevolent employer.
- 事實證明，這家公司是非常好的雇主。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Primo de Rivera himself was a benevolent and sincere paternalist.
- 普里莫·德里韋拉本人是個仁慈而真誠的家長式人物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The clerk regarded him with benevolent amusement.
- 這個職員好心而又饒有興趣地看著他。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. belief in the existence of a benevolent god
- 對于仁慈的神之存在的篤信
來自《權(quán)威詞典》