| 单词 | philanthropy |
| 释义 | philanthropy (once / 658 pages) n If you donate money to a charity or volunteer to help people in need, you can call your good deeds philanthropy. Philanthropy is made up of two parts — Greek phil "loving" and anthrop "mankind." It refers to the desire to help people or the actual deeds a person does to benefit mankind. Philanthropy most often refers to the large amounts of money the wealthy donate to a cause such as world hunger or an organization such as a museum. A private organization that promotes the welfare of people can also be called a philanthropy. WORD FAMILYphilanthropy: philanthropic, philanthropies, philanthropist+/philanthropic: philanthropically/philanthropist: philanthropists USAGE EXAMPLESWith Swades, the Screwvalas are once again at the forefront of a movement, this time in corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Stone, now 31, works with Summit on event planning and dealing with corporate philanthropy campaigns. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Trump’s donations to his foundation are also small, by the standards of billionaires’ philanthropy. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) n voluntary promotion of human welfare Syn|Hyper philanthropic gift aid, economic aid, financial aid money to support a worthy person or cause |
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