kind-hearted
kind-hearted — 形容詞
1. describes someone who genuinely cares about other people's feelings and needs, a
好心腸
真心關懷他人並樂於幫助
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.
善良的鄰居 Reuben 在 Garcia 太太醒來前，就把她車道上的雪鏟乾淨了。
kind-hearted + noun describing a person's character
The kind-hearted librarian set up a food shelf for students who came to school hungry.
那位好心腸的圖書館員為餓著肚子來上學的學生設立了一個小食物區。
Adina's kind-hearted gesture of cooking dinner for the tired mother showed her true nature.
Adina 為疲憊的母親做晚餐這份善意的舉動，展現了她的真實本性。
It was kind-hearted of the taxi driver to refuse payment from the elderly passenger.
那位計程車司機拒絕向年長乘客收費，真是好心腸。
- 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.