charitable
英 ['t??r?t?b(?)l]
美 ['t??r?t?bl]
- adj. 慈善事業(yè)的；慷慨的，仁慈的；寬恕的
中文詞源
charitable 慈善機(jī)構(gòu)的來自charity, 慈善。
英文詞源
- charitable (adj.)
- c. 1200, in reference to the Christian virtue, from Old French charitable, from charité (see charity). Meaning "liberal in treatment of the poor" is from c. 1400; that of "inclined to impute favorable motives to others" is from 1620s. Related: Charitableness; charitably.
雙語例句
- 1. But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture.
- 但和其他慈善機(jī)構(gòu)一樣，這些數(shù)字掩蓋了實(shí)情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They were rather less than charitable towards the referee.
- 他們對(duì)裁判根本不體諒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. We are happy to donate to bona fide charitable causes.
- 我們很樂意為真正的慈善事業(yè)捐獻(xiàn)財(cái)物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He had set up two charitable trusts.
- 他已設(shè)立了兩個(gè)慈善信托機(jī)構(gòu)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She was a zealous worker for charitable bodies.
- 她對(duì)慈善事業(yè)充滿熱忱。
來自柯林斯例句