单词 | philanthropically |
释义 | philanthropicallyadv. In a philanthropic manner; benevolently, humanely, charitably. philanthropically minded adj. inclined to philanthropy. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [adverb] philanthropically1787 1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 13 (note) The author is here philanthropically amiable. 1803 W. Godwin Life Chaucer II.liv. 535 Philanthropically disposed. 1876 H. James Roderick Hudson ii. 44 If one had philanthropically embraced the idea that something considerable might be made of Roderick. 1879 T. Martin Life Prince Consort IV. lxxiv. 6 So far back as 1857 the idea had been started, and advocated by several philanthropically-minded men. 1914 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 22 177 The conditions under which loans are made to working-men are not, however, philanthropically mild. 1976 ‘D. Fletcher’ Don't whistle ‘Macbeth’ 20 Various philanthropically-minded and prestige-seeking business and industrial concerns. 1993 Village Voice (N.Y.) 20 Apr. 61/1 There's no tradition of philanthropically produced movies in the U.S. 2004 Calgary (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 22 Feb. m10 More than 20 philanthropically-minded (and brave) souls strutted their stuff at Mynt Ultralounge recently to raise funds for the Ability Society. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1787 |
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