boon
/buːn/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈun] /buːn/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈun] /ˈbün How to pronounce boon (audio)/ (ame, mw)
boon — noun
- boonsingular
- boonsplural
1. something that brings a welcome advantage and makes life or work easier in a cle
something that brings a welcome advantage and makes life or work easier in a clear way
Free school lunches were a boon for families during the long strike.
a boon for + group during hardship
The new bus route has been a boon to older residents.
a boon to + person/group
For Mei, a dishwasher was a boon after her twins were born.
Cheap mobile data is a boon for street vendors taking online orders.
Rainwater tanks were a boon when the village wells nearly dried up.
文法句型
a boon to + person/group
a boon for + activity/situation
be a boon to/for + noun phrase
用法筆記
Most often appears in the pattern a boon to/for + person or group. It usually describes help that solves an ongoing problem or makes daily life noticeably easier.
常見錯誤
boon — adjective
- boonpositive
- boonercomparative
- boonestsuperlative
1. friendly, cheerful, and ready to enjoy time with other people
friendly, cheerful, and ready to enjoy time with other people
At supper, Diego was boon, telling stories to everyone at the table.
literary predicate: be boon
By midnight, the innkeeper had grown boon and kept singing to guests.
The memoir remembers Aunt Rosa as a boon companion on every train trip.
After the toast, the host turned boon and urged the band on.
文法句型
be / grow / turn boon
boon companion
用法筆記
This sense is literary and old-fashioned. It appears most often in the fixed phrase boon companion or after verbs like be, grow, and turn when someone is in a warm, sociable mood.
2. likely to help a person, plan, or situation by bringing a good result
likely to help a person, plan, or situation by bringing a good result
A weaker dollar proved boon to local exporters that summer.
literary predicate: prove boon to
After months of drought, the late rain seemed boon to every farm.
The grant may be boon to small theatres outside the capital.
Cooler weather was boon for crews repairing the damaged road.
- beneficial
modern everyday choice for something that helps
- favourable
often used for conditions, results, or official opinions
- helpful
simpler and broader; less formal than boon
文法句型
be boon to + person/group
prove boon to + person/group
seem boon for + situation
用法筆記
This sense is mainly literary or old-fashioned and is usually used after be, seem, or prove. In everyday English, writers more often choose the noun phrase a boon or the adjective beneficial.