| 单词 | beneficent |
| 释义 | beneficent From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbeneficentbe‧nef‧i‧cent /bɪˈnefəsənt/ adjective formalGENEROUShelping people, or resulting in something goodthe beneficent properties of natural remedies —beneficence noun [uncountable] —beneficently adverbExamples from the Corpusbeneficent• If she had learnt anything about life it was that no beneficent creator was in charge.• Many beneficent projects have to be foregone if sufficient funds are lacking.• Was it a beneficent spell nurtured by our ancestors' good, obviously very good, karma?Origin beneficent (1600-1700) Latin beneficus; → BENEFICE |
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