beneficence

IPA/bɪˈnefɪsns/
KK[bənˈɛfəsəns]IPA/bɪˈnefɪsns/

beneficence — 名詞

1. the quality of a person who freely gives money, time, or other help to people or

1.名詞C2
釋義

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

例句

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]

常見搭配
  • the beneficence of
  • beneficence toward
  • act(s) of beneficence
  • someone's beneficence
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

The charity received a beneficence of $5000.
The charity received a gift of $5000 as an act of beneficence.
Beneficence is an abstract quality, not a concrete donation.
His beneficence toward his own children was admirable.
His beneficence toward the homeless shelter was admirable.
Beneficence implies helping those in need, not fulfilling family obligations.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • act of beneficence
  • spirit of beneficence

常用片語

  • through the beneficence of
  • rely on the beneficence of
  • by the beneficence of

介系詞搭配