benevolent

adjective

/bəˈnevələnt/

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(formal) (especially of people in authority) kind, helpful and generous
- a benevolent smile/attitude
- belief in the existence of a benevolent god
- a benevolent dictatorship
opposite malevolent
Extra Examples
- She took a benevolent interest in her nieces' education.
- The colonel was benevolent, but not stupid.
- They consider themselves to be benevolent employers, providing sick pay and pensions for all their workers.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
used in the names of some organizations that give help and money to people in need
- the RAF Benevolent Fund

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French benivolent, from Latin bene volent- ‘well wishing’, from bene ‘well’ + velle ‘to wish’.

单词	benevolent
释义	benevolent adjective /bəˈnevələnt/ /bəˈnevələnt/ jump to other results (formal) (especially of people in authority) kind, helpful and generous a benevolent smile/attitude belief in the existence of a benevolent god a benevolent dictatorship opposite malevolent Extra Examples She took a benevolent interest in her nieces' education. The colonel was benevolent, but not stupid. They consider themselves to be benevolent employers, providing sick pay and pensions for all their workers. Topics Personal qualitiesc2 used in the names of some organizations that give help and money to people in need the RAF Benevolent Fund Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French benivolent, from Latin bene volent- ‘well wishing’, from bene ‘well’ + velle ‘to wish’.
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