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单词 benevolent
释义
benevolent
adjective
uk
/bəˈnev.əl.ənt/us
/bəˈnev.əl.ənt/
kindandhelpful:
仁慈的，慈善的
He was a benevolentoldman and wouldn'thurtafly.他是个仁慈的老人，连一只苍蝇都不愿伤害。
givingmoneyorhelptopeopleororganizationsthat need it:
a benevolentorganization
Synonym
charitable
More examples
  • He isgenerallyviewedas a benevolentfigureinhistory.
  • Hedescribeshimself as "a benevolentdictator".
  • bipartisanmeetingsin which they canexchangeideasin a benevolentenvironment
  • WevalueourrelationshipswithCatholiccharitiesand other benevolentorganizationssponsoredby theChurch.
  • He ispresidentof the Broward CountyPoliceBenevolentAssociation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Kind & thoughtful
  • accommodating
  • attentive
  • attentively
  • attentiveness
  • avuncular
  • diplomatically
  • eunoia
  • fatherly
  • good-hearted
  • good-natured
  • nice
  • nicely
  • not have a bad/dishonest/racist, etc. bone in your bodyidiom
  • obliging
  • obligingly
  • unmalicious
  • unmaliciously
  • warm-hearted
  • well intentioned
  • well meaning
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Generous & charitable
Organizations - charities

Related words

benevolence
benevolently
(Definition ofbenevolentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
benevolent
adjective
uk
/bəˈnev.əl.ənt/us
/bəˈnev.əl.ənt/
kindandhelpful
仁慈的，慈善的
He was a benevolentoldman and wouldn'thurtafly.他是个仁慈的老人，连一只苍蝇都不愿伤害。

benevolent| American Dictionary

benevolent
adjective
us
/bəˈnev·ə·lənt/
kindandhelpful:
Igrewuphappilyunder the benevolentinfluenceof myUncleWalt.

benevolence

noun[U]us
/bəˈnev·ə·ləns/
(Definition ofbenevolentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbenevolent

benevolent
Unable to specify in advance the likelihood of such variables occurring naturally, no basis exists for assuming - let alone asserting - that they signal (benevolent) intelligence.
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With the religion-as-non-fiction hypothesis, we still need explanations both for why the supernatural isbenevolentand for the variation.
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They have malevolent and predatory deities as well as morebenevolentand protective ones.
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What begins as a revolt against tyranny develops into an apology forbenevolentmonarchy.
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Our model relies heavily on the assumption that lawmakers act asbenevolentwelfare maximizers.
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This increasing public responsibility undermined the work of thebenevolentphilanthropic societies and left them with very little legitimacy.
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These potentially conflicting identities can then be subsumed under the monarch'sbenevolentpatronage.
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The marketplace takes no count of good orbenevolentintention.
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Maybe so, but what is intuitively (though not uncontroversially) relevant is the distinction between a piece ofbenevolentbehavior and a piece of malevolent behavior.
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Thebenevolentqualities of younger people also featured in the earthquake stories.
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As we have seen, the former argued for some kind of internal civility - that politeness was ultimately founded on the mind'sbenevolentdisposition.
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But ethnographic reports indicate that malevolent and predatory deities are as culturally widespread, historically ancient, and socially supreme asbenevolentdeities.
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They point out that 'benevolent' censorship (p. 40) raises questions about who controls free speech, how it is controlled, and when it is controlled.
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Should we consider these "flexible negotiations" a form ofbenevolentpaternalism?
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If there is abenevolentand powerful creator, however, it seems quite likely indeed that there should be such things.
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