kind-hearted
kind-hearted — adjective
1. describes someone who genuinely cares about other people's feelings and needs, a
describes someone who genuinely cares about other people's feelings and needs, and who often goes out of their way to help or support others without expecting anything in return.
Reuben, a kind-hearted neighbour, shovelled snow from Mrs. Garcia's driveway before she woke up.
kind-hearted + noun describing a person's character
The kind-hearted librarian set up a food shelf for students who came to school hungry.
Adina's kind-hearted gesture of cooking dinner for the tired mother showed her true nature.
It was kind-hearted of the taxi driver to refuse payment from the elderly passenger.
- generous
focuses on freely giving time, money, or help, especially in large amounts
- compassionate
emphasises a deep awareness of and desire to relieve others' suffering; stronger emotional weight
- benevolent
more formal; describes a general wish to do good, often used for institutions or people in positions of power
- cold-hearted
the opposite extreme — shows no sympathy or concern for others
- selfish
focused only on one's own needs rather than considering others
文法句型
it + be + kind-hearted + of + person + to-infinitive
kind-hearted + noun
用法筆記
Usually describes a person's stable character trait rather than a single action. The fixed expression 'It is/was kind-hearted of [someone] to [verb]' comments on a specific act that reveals the person's character.