| 单词 | philanthropist |
| 释义 | philanthropist (once / 1888 pages) n A philanthropist is a person who gives money or gifts to charities, or helps needy people in other ways. Famous examples include Andrew Carnegie and Bill & Melinda Gates. In English, the -ist suffix describes a person who does a particular action. A philanthropist practices philanthropy. Philanthropists are wealthy people with a generous nature and a concern for human welfare. Philanthropy is from Late Latin philanthrōpia, from Greek, from philanthrōpos "humane, kind," from the prefix phil- plus anthrōpos "man, mankind." WORD FAMILYphilanthropist: philanthropists+/philanthropic: philanthropically/philanthropy: philanthropic, philanthropies, philanthropist USAGE EXAMPLESNine journalists were also on board, as was Yelizaveta P. Glinka, a prominent philanthropist and aid worker. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Journalists, military personnel and a renowned Russian doctor and philanthropist were also on board. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) The flight also carried nine journalists and a prominent Russian philanthropist. Los Angeles Times(Dec 25, 2016) n someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being Syn|Exp|Hyper altruist Andrew Carnegie United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919) Peter CooperUnited States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) Ezra CornellUnited States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874) Solomon GuggenheimUnited States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundations to support the arts (1861-1949) John HarvardAmerican philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638) Milton Snavely HersheyUnited States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945) Johns HopkinsUnited States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Andrew William MellonUnited States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937) Alfred Bernhard NobelSwedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896) First Viscount NuffieldBritish industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963) John Davison RockefellerUnited States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937) Commodore VanderbiltUnited States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) Elihu YaleEnglish philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721) bestower, conferrer, donor, giver, presenter person who makes a gift of property |
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