charities
charities — noun
- charitiessingular
- charitiesesplural
1. Organizations created to collect and use money, goods, or services to help peopl
Organizations created to collect and use money, goods, or services to help people who need support or to back a useful public cause, rather than to pay profit to owners.
The festival sent half its ticket income to three local charities.
local charities
Amira checks annual reports before giving monthly donations to large charities.
donations to charities
Several children's charities opened emergency kitchens after the typhoon.
Minho left his bicycle race prize money to two medical charities.
The company asked staff which charities should receive this year's grant.
- nonprofit
broad modern term; can include groups beyond direct relief work
- aid group
emphasises practical help in crises or poverty
- foundation
often a grant-making body rather than a hands-on service group
- NGO
common in international-development contexts; not always a charity in law
文法句型
give to charities
work for charities
charities that do something
用法筆記
Usually names registered organisations rather than single gifts. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about separate acts of giving, and sense 3, which is about kind judgment.
常見錯誤
2. Separate donations, relief efforts, or money-raising undertakings done for the s
Separate donations, relief efforts, or money-raising undertakings done for the sake of people in difficulty or for a public cause.
Eitan's yearly charities included winter coats and school lunches.
yearly charities
The estate's charities funded a village clinic and two nursing scholarships.
estate's charities
Sophia listed her father's charities separately in the family records.
Paloma's Easter charities paid for medicine, blankets, and bus passes.
- donations
narrower; focuses on gifts rather than the whole charitable undertaking
- benefactions
formal and slightly old-fashioned; often used for generous gifts
- relief efforts
focuses on organised practical help after hardship
文法句型
someone's charities
annual charities
charities for a cause
用法筆記
Mostly formal in modern English and often seen in reports, wills, or historical writing. It names the gifts or projects themselves, not the organisations receiving them.
3. Acts of generous understanding in which you excuse another person's faults or in
Acts of generous understanding in which you excuse another person's faults or interpret their behaviour kindly instead of blaming them at once.
After the outburst, the tired nurse deserved a few charities from us.
a few charities from someone
Ari's review showed no charities to the singer's uneven first album.
show no charities to someone
Even stern teachers sometimes extend small charities to frightened children.
Ilan asked for one of the judge's charities after missing the filing date.
- leniencies
focuses on milder treatment after a fault
- mercies
stronger; often suggests sparing someone from hardship or punishment
- forbearances
formal; stresses patient restraint toward another's weakness
文法句型
show charities to someone
ask for someone's charities
small charities
用法筆記
Literary and formal, often used with words like small, few, or no. It is about lenient judgment, not money or public aid.