charity

英 ['tʃærəti] 美 ['tʃærəti]

• n. 慈善；宽厚；慈善机关(团体)；仁慈

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]慈爱,仁慈; 救济金

   (money or help given because of) kindness and generosity towards people who are poor, sick, in difficulties, etc.

2. [C]慈善团体

   an organization that helps people who are poor, sick, in difficulties, etc.

3. [U]宽厚,宽容,宽大

   sympathy and kindness shown when judging others

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 慈善，慈悲，慈爱，仁慈
2. 宽容，宽厚，宽大
3. 仁爱，博爱
4. 施舍，施舍物，捐助，抚恤金
5. 慈悲心
6. 慈善事业
7. 善举，慈善行为
8. 慈善团体
9. 【宗】上帝之爱，教友之爱

英英释义

Noun:

1. a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

2. a kindly and lenient attitude toward people

3. an activity or gift that benefits the public at large

4. pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers

5. an institution set up to provide help to the needy

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They did so under the mask of charity.
   他们是打着慈善的幌子这么做的。
2. True charity doesn't consist in almsgiving.
   真正的慈善不在于施舍。
3. She was always very generous in her charity.
   她行善时总是很慷慨。
4. She regards his moral faults with charity.
   她宽恕他的品行不端。
5. This charity is a nonprofit organization.
   这个慈善团体是个非盈利性组织。
6. The priest preached a sermon on the need of charity.
   牧师在布道会上宣讲慈爱的必要。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. She gave the old woman some pairs of shoes out of charity.
   她出于善心给了老妇人几双鞋。
2. The victims of the disaster lived on charity until they could make new lives for themselves.
   灾民靠救济金过活,直到他们能重整家园为止。
3. The flood victims received money and clothes from several charities.
   水灾灾民收到了几个慈善团体捐赠的钱和衣服。
4. They showed little charity towards their former leader after his election defeat.
   他们的前领导人竞选失败后,他们对他表现得不怎么宽容。

经典引文

• Each town must organize charity for the support of the honest poor.

  出自： R. H. Tawney

• Charity begins at home.

  出自：Proverb

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• accept charity 接受施舍
• contribute to a charity 向一家慈善机构进行捐助

形容词+～

• international charity 国际慈善机构

介词+～

• out of charity 出于仁慈

～+介词

• charity for the needy 施舍穷人
• charity to all men 博爱

词源解说

• ☆ 12世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的charite；最初源自拉丁语的caritas，意为仁爱。

近反义词

【近义词】

• generosity 慷慨
• tolerance 宽容
• alms <古>救济金
• compassion 怜悯
• aid 援助
• help 帮助
• assistance 援助
• kindness 仁慈
• benevolence 善意
• mercy 仁慈
• offerings 提供之物
• charitable trust 公益信托
• liberalness liberal的名词形式...
• charitable foundation 慈善机构
• aid agency 援助机构
• freehandedness freehanded的名...
• magnanimity 宽大
• humanity 人类
• munificence 宽宏大量
• magnanimousness 宽宏大量
• liberality 慷慨
• humanitarianism 人道主义
• bounty 慷慨
• openhandedness openhanded的名...
• altruism 利他主义
• philanthropy 博爱主义
• permissiveness 许可
• thoughtfulness 体贴
• considerateness 体贴
• indulgence 沉溺 放纵 嗜好...
• clemency 仁慈
• leniency 宽大
• forgiveness 宽恕
• soft-heartedness 仁慈
• gentleness 温和
• tenderness 温柔
• mercifulness merciful的名词形...
• softness 柔和
• sympathy 同情
• contribution 贡献
• donation 捐款
• benefaction 捐助
• oblation 供奉
• largess 慷慨的赠与
• relief 减轻
• dole 发放救济
• present 礼物
• gift 礼物
• offering 供品
• bestowal 赠予
• succour 救助
• endowment 【U】捐助(奖金)...
• subscription 订阅
• benevolent 仁慈的
• Jacob's ladder 绳梯
• Greek valerian [医] 花葱
• brotherly love 兄弟之爱

【反义词】

• cruelty 残酷