beneficence
beneficence — 名詞
1. the quality of a person who freely gives money, time, or other help to people or
善行；慈善
慷慨助人的行為或品德
the quality of a person who freely gives money, time, or other help to people or causes that need it, or the acts that result from this quality
The Watanabe family's beneficence funded a new library for the entire town.
Watanabe 家族的善行為全鎮資助了一座新圖書館。
Dr. Okafor's beneficence toward young artists helped several musicians pay for their first recordings.
Dr. Okafor 對年輕藝術家的慈善幫助了幾位音樂家支付首次錄音的費用。
collocation: beneficence toward [someone]
The school's scholarship fund grew through the beneficence of alumni who remembered their own struggles as students.
該校的獎學金基金來自校友的善心捐贈，他們記得自己當年求學時的困難。
After the earthquake, acts of beneficence appeared everywhere as neighbors shared food and blankets with strangers.
地震過後，四處可見善行義舉——鄰居們與陌生人分享食物和毛毯。
- generosity
Far more common in everyday speech; beneficence is more formal and adds a moral dimension
- charity
Often limited to organized giving or institutions; beneficence can describe a personal quality
- benevolence
Very similar in formality and meaning, but benevolence emphasizes a kindly disposition while beneficence emphasizes active doing of good
- philanthropy
Refers to large-scale, often public giving to social causes; beneficence can be small and private
- stinginess
Everyday opposite — unwillingness to share or give
- cruelty
Moral opposite — the quality of causing harm rather than doing good
文法句型
beneficence of [someone]
beneficence toward [someone]
用法筆記
Uncountable noun used almost exclusively in formal or literary contexts. Often paired with a prepositional phrase: 'the beneficence of [a person or group]' names the giver, while 'beneficence toward [someone]' names the receiver. To refer to a specific single good deed, use the phrase 'an act of beneficence' rather than the bare noun.