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单词 benevolent
释义

benevolence /bi-nevˈə-ləns/

noun
  1. Disposition to do good
  2. An act of kindness
  3. Generosity
  4. A gift of money, esp for support of the poor
  5. A kind of forced loan or contribution, levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473 (Eng hist)
ORIGIN: OFr benivolence and L benevolentia

benevˈolent adjective

  1. Charitable, generous
  2. Kindly, well-disposed

benevˈolently adverb

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