benevolence
英 [b?'nev(?)l(?)ns; b?'nev?l(?)ns; b?'nev?l?ns]
美 [b?'n?v?l?ns]
英文詞源
- benevolence (n.)
- c. 1400, "disposition to do good," from Old French benivolence and directly from Latin benevolentia "good feeling, good will, kindness," from bene "well" (see bene-) + volantem (nominative volens) present participle of velle "to wish" (see will (v.)). In English history, this was the name given to forced extra-legal loans or contributions to the crown, first so called 1473 by Edward IV, who cynically "asked" it as a token of good will toward his rule.
雙語例句
- 1. Such benevolence, however, was not completely disinterested.
- 然而這樣的善舉并非完全出于大公無私。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We definitely do not apply a policy of benevolence to the reactionaries.
- 我們對反動派決不施仁政.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. He did it out of pure benevolence.
- 他做那件事完全出于善意.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. A bit of benevolence from people in power is not what we need.
- 我們需要的不是當權(quán)者的小恩小惠。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The strength of altruism lies in the fact that altruistic acts undeniably occur in any society and that moral codes universally advocate altruism or benevolence and condemn selfishness.
- 毫無疑問,利他主義存在于任何社會,而且道德準也普遍提倡利他主義或善良行為,而譴責自私自利.這也正是利他主義具有強大生命力的原因.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》